Neuroinflammation and Not Tauopathy Is a Predominant Pathological Signature of Nodding Syndrome.

Nodding syndrome (NS) is an epileptic disorder occurring in children in African onchocerciasis endemic regions. Here, we describe the pathological changes in 9 individuals from northern Uganda who died with NS (n = 5) or other forms of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) (n = 4). Postmortem exa... View More