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Sylvester Onzivua
Researcher at Mulago Hospital
Publications - 1
Citations - 55
Sylvester Onzivua is an academic researcher from Mulago Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Onchocerca volvulus & Nodding Syndrome. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 51 citations.
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Is nodding syndrome an Onchocerca volvulus-induced neuroinflammatory disorder? Uganda's story of research in understanding the disease.
Richard Idro,Bernard Opar,Joseph F. Wamala,Catherine Abbo,Sylvester Onzivua,Deogratius Amos Mwaka,Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige,Anthony K. Mbonye,Jane Ruth Aceng +8 more
TL;DR: Clinical and electrophysiological studies have demonstrated nodding syndrome to be a complex epilepsy disorder and a consistent epidemiological association has been demonstrated with infection by Onchocerca volvulus, suggesting that nodding syndrome may be a neuroinflammatory disorder.