There is no consensus regarding the classification of optic neuritis, and precise diagnostic
criteria are not available. This reality means that the diagnosis of disorders that have optic …

An epidemic of spastic paraparesis was studied in a drought-affected rural area of Tarime
district in northern Tanzania. The uniform clinical findings in 39 cases, aged 4–46 yrs …

Background: Neurological disorders in HIV infection are a common cause of morbidity and
mortality. The aim of this paper is to provide a narrative overview of up to date information …

Introduction Neurological involvement is one of the most important clinical manifestations of
syphilis and neurological disease occurs in both early and late syphilis. The impact of HIV co …

Two Tanzanian patients with konzo were severely disabled by a non-progressive spastic
paraparesis, since the sudden onset during an epidemic six years earlier. At the time of …

Objective. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common microvascular complication of
diabetes mellitus (DM) and may progress to diabetic foot, which frequently leads to …

Objectives There are few data on neurological disorders prevalence from low‐and middle‐
income countries, particularly sub‐S aharan A frica (SSA) and none specific to the A frican …

Validated screening tools for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are lacking
for the newly emergent ageing population of people living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan …

The newly-developed calpain inhibitor, MDL 28170 penetrates the blood–brain barrier and
inhibits brain cysteine protease activity after systemic administration. This experiment was …

To study Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS), the clinical files of GBS patients, 59 in northern
Tanzania (1984–1992) and 56 in western Norway (1980–1992), were retrospectively …