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Sonia Menon
Researcher at University of Antwerp
Publications - 17
Citations - 327
Sonia Menon is an academic researcher from University of Antwerp. The author has contributed to research in topics: Epilepsy & Onchocerciasis. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 17 publications receiving 199 citations. Previous affiliations of Sonia Menon include Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp.
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High prevalence of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in villages in Maridi County, Republic of South Sudan: A community-based survey.
Robert Colebunders,Jane Y. Carter,Peter Claver Olore,Kai Puok,Samit Bhattacharyya,Sonia Menon,Gasim Abd-Elfarag,Morrish Ojok,Chellafe Ensoy-Musoro,Richard Lako,Makoy Yibi Logora +10 more
TL;DR: An epilepsy prevalence of 4.4% was observed in villages in Maridi, which is a major risk factor for epilepsy and Ivermectin coverage needs to increase to prevent onchocerciasis associated epilepsy.
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Clinical characteristics of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in villages in Maridi County, Republic of South Sudan.
Robert Colebunders,Gasim Abd-Elfarag,Jane Y. Carter,Peter Claver Olore,Kai Puok,Sonia Menon,Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe,Samit Bhattacharyya,Morrish Ojok,Richard Lako,Makoy Yibi Logora +10 more
TL;DR: The high percentage of PWE who met the diagnostic criteria for OAE suggests that better onchocerciasis control could prevent new cases, and urgent action is needed to close the anti-epileptic treatment gap.
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Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy: A comprehensive review using the Bradford Hill criteria for causation.
Robert Colebunders,Alfred K. Njamnshi,Sonia Menon,Charles R. Newton,An Hotterbeekx,Pierre-Marie Preux,Adrian Hopkins,Michel Vaillant,Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the relationship between Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy was conducted and the authors applied the Bradford Hill criteria to further evaluate the likelihood of a causal association.
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Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Clinical description and relationship with microfilarial density.
Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo,Michel Mandro,Deby Mukendi,Floribert Tepage,Sonia Menon,Swabra Nakato,Francoise Nyisi,Germain Abhafule,Deogratias Wonya’Rossi,Aimé Anyolito,Richard Lokonda,An Hotterbeekx,Robert Colebunders +12 more
TL;DR: The occurrence of Nodding seizures and Nakalanga features, as well as an association between seizure severity and O. volvulus microfilarial density suggest a high OAE prevalence in the study villages.
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High prevalence of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis endemic health zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite 14 years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin: A mixed-method assessment.
Deby Mukendi,Floribert Tepage,Innocent Akonda,Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe,Anke Rotsaert,Carl Nwana Ndibmun,Anne Laudisoit,Anne Laudisoit,Simon Couvreur,Blandine Kabutako,Sonia Menon,An Hotterbeekx,Robert Colebunders +12 more
TL;DR: A high epilepsy prevalence in the Aketi health zone was observed despite 14 years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin, and the high prevalence of OV16 antibodies in children is indicative of high ongoing onchocerciasis transmission.