Nodding syndrome: management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Nodding syndrome: management. Atrophy: cerebral, cerebellar, and hippocampal, Hippocampal abnormalities, Gliosis. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain: features
- Atrophy: cerebral, cerebellar, and hippocampal
- Hippocampal abnormalities
- Gliosis
- Subcortical signal changes
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis
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Electroencephalogram (EEG): features
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Treatment
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Synonym
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References
- Wamala JF, Malimbo M, Tepage F, et al. Nodding syndrome may be only the ears of the hippo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015; 9:e0003880.
- Idro R, Namusoke H, Abbo C, et al. Patients with nodding syndrome in Uganda improve with symptomatic treatment: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2014; 4:e006476.
- Idro R, Opoka RO, Aanyu HT, et al. Nodding syndrome in Ugandan children-clinical features, brain imaging and complications: a case series. BMJ Open 2013; 3. pii: e002540.
- Sejvar JJ, Kakooza AM, Foltz JL, et al. Clinical, neurological, and electrophysiological features of nodding syndrome in Kitgum, Uganda: an observational case series. Lancet Neurol 2013; 12:166-174.
- Mwaka AD, Semakula JR, Abbo C, Idro R. Nodding syndrome: recent insights into etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment. Res Rep Trop Med 2018; 9:89-93.
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