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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Cerebral malaria and sequelar epilepsy: First matched case-control study in Gabon
Epilepsia, Volume 47, No. 12, Year 2006
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Purpose: Cerebral malaria (CM) is suspected to be a potential cause of epilepsy in tropical areas. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the relationship between CM and epilepsy in Gabon. Methods: A matched case-control study was carried out on a sample of subjects aged six months to 25 years and hospitalized between 1990 and 2004 in three hospitals in Libreville, Gabon. Cases were defined as patients suffering from epilepsy and confirmed by a neurologist. Controls were defined as patients without epilepsy. The exposure of interest was CM according to WHO criteria. Results: In total, 296 cases and 296 controls were included. Of these, 36 (26 cases and 10 controls) had a CM history. The adjusted odds ratio (aOR) to develop epilepsy after CM was 3.9 [95% CI: 1.7-8.9], p < 0.001. Additional risk factors were identified: family history of epilepsy: aOR = 6.0 [95% CI: 2.6-14.1], p < 0.0001, and febrile convulsions: aOR = 9.2 [95% CI 4.0-21.1], p < 0.0001. Conclusions: This first case-control study on that issue suggests that epilepsy-related CM is an underrecognized problem. It emphasizes the need for further studies to better evaluate the role of convulsions during CM. © 2006 International League Against Epilepsy.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ngoungou, Edgard Brice
France, Limoges
Institut D’epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale
Gabon, Libreville
University of Health Sciences
Koko, Jean
Gabon, Libreville
University of Health Sciences
Druet-Cabanac, Michel
France, Limoges
Institut D’epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale
Assengone-Zeh-Nguema, Yvonne
Gabon, Libreville
University of Health Sciences
Launay, Marylène Ndong
Gabon, Libreville
University of Health Sciences
Engohang, Edouard
Gabon, Libreville
University of Health Sciences
Moubeka-Mounguengui, Martine
Gabon, Libreville
University of Health Sciences
Kouna-Ndouongo, Philomène
Gabon, Libreville
University of Health Sciences
Loembe, Paul Marie
Gabon, Libreville
University of Health Sciences
Preux., Pierre Marie
France, Limoges
Institut D’epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale
Kombila, Maryvonne Y.
Gabon, Libreville
University of Health Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 67
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00890.x
e-ISSN:
15281167
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Case-Control Study
Study Locations
Gabon