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Table 3 Clinical assessment of persons with epilepsy

From: High prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic health areas in Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

N

%

Total number

Low BMI-for-age (<  2 SD)a

2

9.5

21

Low height-for-age (<  2 SD)a

8

38.1

21

Adolescents/adults with absence of signs of sexual development

4

7.4

54

Visual impairment

13

24.1

54

Skin conditions

  

54

 Itching

25

46.3

 

 Pruritic papules

7

13.0

 

 Leopard skin

2

3.7

 

 Onchocercal nodules

2

3.7

 

 Burn scars

10

18.5

 

 Signs of tongue biting

9

16.7

 
  1. aBMI Body mass index, SD Standard deviation; based on WHO growth charts