Is nodding syndrome in northern Uganda linked to consumption of mycotoxin contaminated food grains?
Is nodding syndrome in northern Uganda linked to consumption of mycotoxin contaminated food grains?
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Nodding syndrome (NS) is a type of epilepsy characterized by repeated head-nodding seizures that appear in previously healthy children between 3 and 18 years of age. In 2012, during a WHO International Meeting on NS in Kampala, Uganda, it was recommended that fungal contamination of foods should be investigated as a possible cause of the disease. W...
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Is nodding syndrome in northern Uganda linked to consumption of mycotoxin contaminated food grains?
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1756-0500
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1756-0500
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10.1186/s13104-018-3774-y
