Recently it has been found that Onchocerca-stages may also induce epilepsy, if stages of pathogenic strains enter the brain and lead to peculiar immune reactions, which are triggered by insomnia due to intensive itching.
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(2016). Onchocerciasis-Related Epilepsy. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2206
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