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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Main Authors: Hipólito Nzwalo, Julie Cliff
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/57e12ea6111146d29aae5bd0ddaaa1f3
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