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KONZO : the IBRO Africa Regional Committee (ARC) organizes its first Global Advocacy Workshop for Neuroscience in Kinshasa [PDF]

, 2014
Neurological diseases such as epilepsy, konzo, or neurolathyrism are not well understood or even accepted as major causes of disability. It is important that the public – from parents and children to politicians and policymakers – be informed about the ...
Diasolua Ngudi, Delphin
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Model of Konzo Disease: Reviewing the Effect of Bitter Cassava Neurotoxicity on the Motor Neurons of Cassava-Induced Konzo Disease on Wistar Rats

, 2020
Introduction: Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) is a staple food in tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, and is the main source of carbohydrate in these regions.
Stella Enefa, C. Paul, L. David
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Konzo and continuing cyanide intoxication from cassava in Mozambique

Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2011
In Mozambique, epidemics of the cassava-associated paralytic disease, konzo, have been reported in association with drought or war: over 1100 cases in 1981, over 600 cases in 1992-1993, and over 100 cases in 2005. Smaller epidemics and sporadic cases have also been reported.
Bradbury, James, Cliff, Julie, Muquingue, Humberto, Nhassico, Dulce, Nzwalo, H.   +4 more
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Contribution of hippocampal area CA1 to acetone cyanohydrin-induced loss of motor coordination in rats

Neurología (English Edition), 2017
Introduction: Some vegetable foodstuffs contain toxic compounds that, when consumed, favour the development of certain diseases. Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food source, but it contains cyanogenic glucosides (linamarin and ...
E. Rivadeneyra-Domínguez, A. Vázquez-Luna, R. Díaz-Sobac, E.E. Briones-Céspedes, J.F. Rodríguez-Landa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Living with the Energy Crisis [PDF]

, 1979
Discusses measure that can be taken by homeowners to optimize energy conservation and efficiency; includes a seasonal ...
Konzo, Seichi, Shick, Wayne L.
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Cassava food toxins, konzo disease, and neurodegeneration in sub-Sahara Africans [PDF]

Neurology, 2013
Endemoepidemic neurodegenerative diseases putatively caused by food toxins have been reported around the globe with no clear understanding of their pathogenetic mechanisms. These diseases include the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism dementia complex among the Guamanians; neurolathyrism among Europeans, Indians, and populations of the Horn of ...
D, Tshala-Katumbay, N, Mumba, L, Okitundu, K, Kazadi, M, Banea, T, Tylleskär, M, Boivin, J J, Muyembe-Tamfum   +7 more
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Persistent konzo and cyanogen toxicity from cassava in northern Mozambique

Acta Tropica, 2002
We aimed to detect new cases of konzo and monitor cyanogen exposure from cassava flour in communities previously affected by konzo epidemics in Nampula Province, northern Mozambique. Other objectives were to detect subclinical upper motor neuron damage in schoolchildren and test a new kit to measure urinary thiocyanate concentration.
Ernesto, Mario, Cardona, A., Nicala, Domingos, Mirione, Estevao, Massaza, Fernando, Cliff, Julie, Haque, Memdadul, Bradbury, James   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The Temporal Lobes and the Limbic System. Edited by M. Trimble and T. Bolwig, Wrightson Biomedical Publishing Ltd, Petersfield, 1992, pp. 288

, 1992
Behavioural Neurology, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 251-251, 1992.
D. G. C. Rogers, Neil Scolding
wiley   +1 more source

Neurotoxic and neuromotor effects of cyanate, an oxidative byproduct of cyanide from linamarin in cassava: A systematic review

NAJFNR
Background Linamarin-induced neurotoxicity manifests as either polyneuropathy, ataxia, and sensorineural deafness or as isolated symmetric spastic paraparesis of bilateral limbs, which are frequently observed in populations subsisting on a monotonous ...
Rafael Vincent Manalo, Antonio Lorenzo Ong, Paul Mark Medina   +2 more
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Neurolathyrism in Ethiopia: preliminary data [PDF]

, 2011
A 2007 comprehensive preliminary survey in 57 Kebeles, distributed over 7 administrative zones of Ethiopia with grass pea cultivation, identified 1461 cases of neurolathyrism.
Diasolua Ngudi, Delphin, Fikre, Asnake, Lambein, Fernand   +2 more
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