"Those who died are the ones that are cured". Walking the political tightrope of Nodding Syndrome in northern Uganda: emerging challenges for research and policy Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Background: Nodding Syndrome was first reported from Tanzania in the 1960s but appeared as an epidemic in Northern Uganda in the 1990s during the LRA civil war. It is characterized by repetitive head nodding, often followed by other types of seizures, developmental retardation and growth faltering with onset occurring in children aged 5-15 years. More than 50 years after the first reports, the aetiology remains unknown and there is still no ...