Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a tropical plant that is used as fresh food,
processed food, or raw material for the preparation of flours with high nutritional value …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a plant that contains neurotoxins such as linamarin
and lotaustraline. Its long-term consumption is associated with neuronal damage and …

The root of Cassava, a tropical plant, is consumed in the tropics and has been attributed as
the cause for various tropical neuropathies. This study aims to discover the neurotoxic …

Tropical ataxic neuropathy (TAN) and epidemic spastic paraparesis (konzo) are two
neurological disorders associated with the consumption of cassava (Manihot esculenta) in …

Konzo is a motor neuron neurodegenerative disease caused by bitter cassava toxicity that
presents as a non-progressive spastic paraparesis. The ability of bitter cassava to produce …

Abstract Introduction: Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) is a staple food in tropical and
subtropical regions in Africa, and is the main source of carbohydrate in these regions …

Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a plant widely used for food consumption in
different processed products in rural areas of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Cassava is a …

Many plants regularly consumed by humans contain substances that in sufficient doses
have the potential to induce neurological disease. Susceptibility varies but often includes a …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) roots in endemic and non-endemic areas for cassava
associated neurological syndromes in Nigeria and Tanzania were characterized for levels of …

Introduction Acetone cyanohydrin (ACH) is a toxic substance present in cassava roots
(Manihot esculenta Crantz) which results from enzymatic hydrolysis of linamarin. Long-term …