Molecular Mimicry may Underlie a Worm-Associated Epilepsy Syndrome

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Kyle A Lyman et al. Epilepsy Curr. 2018 May-Jun.

. 2018 May-Jun;18(3):180-181.

doi: 10.5698/1535-7597.18.3.180.

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Nodding syndrome may be an autoimmune reaction to the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus.
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