Konzo: from poverty, cassava, and cyanogen intake to toxico-nutritional neurological disease.
Konzo is a distinct neurological entity with selective upper motor neuron damage, characterized by an abrupt onset of an irreversible, non-progressive, and symmetrical spastic para/tetraparesis. Despite its severity, konzo remains a neglected disease. The disease is associated with high dietary cyan...
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Auteurs principaux: | Hipólito Nzwalo, Julie Cliff |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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