Human African trypanosomiasis: a highly neglected neurological disease

A Buguet, G Mpanzou, M Bentivoglio - Neglected tropical diseases and …, 2014 - Springer
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is a severe vector-borne
disease, with marked involvement of the peripheral and central nervous system. Still …

Onchocerciasis: neurological involvement

AK Njamnshi, ACZK Bissek, D Etya'ale - Neglected tropical diseases and …, 2014 - Springer
Onchocerciasis or “river blindness” is an endemic parasitic disease caused by the filarial
nematode Onchocerca volvulus, transmitted by a blackfly of the genius Simulium. It has a …

Overview of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Conditions of the Nervous System: Past, Present and Perspectives

M Bentivoglio, EA Cavalheiro, K Kristensson… - … tropical diseases and …, 2014 - Springer
Neglected tropical diseases consist of a group of infectious diseases with the unifying
features of being poverty-related, prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions, and absent …

Nematode infections: neurological involvement and neurobiology

PM Intapan, W Maleewong, Y Nawa - Neglected Tropical Diseases and …, 2014 - Springer
Nematode parasite infections in the central nervous system (CNS) are rare and often
neglected. Of the over ten species of nematode parasites known to infect CNS, the genuine …