Long term follow-up of konzo patients
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J. Cliff; D. Nicala
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Nine patients with konzo, a symmetric spastic paraparesis of acute onset that occurs during agricultural crises in cassava-growing areas, were re-examined after 14 years. Konzo outbreaks are associated with eating insufficiently processed bitter cassava and a low intake of essential amino acids. Bit