Journal article : Review
Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy: A comprehensive review using the Bradford Hill criteria for causation.
- Abstract:
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Background: The possibility that onchocerciasis may cause epilepsy has been suggested for a long time, but thus far, an etiological link has not been universally accepted. The objective of this review is to critically appraise the relationship between Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy and subsequently apply the Bradford Hill criteria to further evaluate the likelihood of a causal association.
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Public Library of Science Publisher's website
- Journal:
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Journal website
- Volume:
- 15
- Issue:
- 1
- Article number:
- e0008965
- Publication date:
- 2021-01-07
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-12-07
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1935-2735
- ISSN:
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1935-2727
- Pmid:
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33411705
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subtype:
- Review
- Pubs id:
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1158575
- Local pid:
- pubs:1158575
- Deposit date:
- 2021-03-25
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- Copyright holder:
- Colebunders et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2021
- Rights statement:
- Copyright © 2021 Colebunders et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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