Prevalence of all epilepsies in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: a two-stage population-based study

Authors: Adjei, Patrick, Akpalu, Albert, Asiamah, Sabina, Asiki, Gershim, Atieno, Mercy, Bhwana, Dan, Bitta, Mary, Chowdhary, Neerja, Cross, Hellen, Darkwa, Emmanuel K., Denison, Timothy, Dua, Tarun, Godi, Antony, Grassi, Simone, Iddi, Samuel, Abankwah, Daniel Nana Yaw, Kariuki, Symon M., Kinuthia, Joan W., Kimambo, Henrika, Kwasa, Thomas, Mahone, Sloan, Manolova, Gergana, Matuja, William, McDaid, David, Mmbando, Bruno, Mwanga, Daniel Mtai, Kadengye, Damazo T., Muli, Dorcas, Wekesah, Frederick M, Mushi, Vivian, Newton, Charles R., Pages, Guillaume, Otieno, Peter O., Sander, Josemir W., Sen, Arjune, Sottie, Cynthia, Massawe, Isolide, Vallentin, Sonia, Walker, Richard, Waruinge, Stella, Mwanga, Daniel M ^*, Kadengye, Damazo T, Otieno, Peter O, Kipchirchir, Isaac C, Muhua, George O, Kinuthia, Joan W, Machuka, Abigael, Mongare, Quincy, Davis Jones, Gabriel, Sander, Josemir W, Kariuki, Symon M, Newton, Charles R

Source: In The Lancet Global Health August 2024 12(8):e1323-e1330

Understanding the lived experiences of people living with epilepsy: Oral history assessment in the Shai Osudoku and Ningo Prampram districts, Ghana

Authors: Asiamah, Sabina ^{a, b, c, ⁎}, Gyeke, Phyllis Dako ^c, Darkwa, Emmanuel Kwame ^{a, b, c}, Mahone, Sloan ^d, Williams, John ^{a, b}, Akpalu, Albert ^c, Newton, Charles R. ^d, Sottie, Cynthia ^b, Adjei, Patrick ^c

Source: In Epilepsy & Behavior February 2025 163

Validity of the SNAP-IV for ADHD Assessment in South African Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Authors: Zieff, Michal R. (ORCID 0000-0001-9352-9947), Hoogenhout, Michelle, Eastman, Emma, Christ, Björn U., Galvin, Alice, de Menil, Victoria, Abubakar, Amina, Newton, Charles R., Robinson, Elise, Donald, Kirsten A.

Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Jul 2023 53(7):2851-2862.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH)

Descriptors: Psychometrics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Children

Geographic Terms: South Africa

Modeling the determinants of attrition in a two-stage epilepsy prevalence survey in Nairobi using machine learning

Authors: Junior, Abankwah, Akpalu, Albert, Sen, Arjune, Mmbando, Bruno, Newton, Charles R., Sottie, Cynthia, Bhwana, Dan, Mwanga, Daniel Mtai, Kadengye, Damazo T., Yaw, Daniel Nana, McDaid, David, Muli, Dorcas, Darkwa, Emmanuel, Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Asiki, Gershim, Manolova, Gergana, Pages, Guillaume, Cross, Helen, Kimambo, Henrika, Massawe, Isolide S., Sander, Josemir W., Bitta, Mary, Atieno, Mercy, Chowdhary, Neerja, Adjei, Patrick, Otieno, Peter O., Wagner, Ryan, Walker, Richard, Asiamah, Sabina, Iddi, Samuel, Grassi, Simone, Mahone, Sloan, Vallentin, Sonia, Waruingi, Stella, Kariuki, Symon, Dua, Tarun, Kwasa, Thomas, Denison, Timothy, Godi, Tony, Mushi, Vivian, Matuja, William, Mwanga, Daniel M. ^{a, b, ⁎}, Kipchirchir, Isaac C. ^a, Muhua, George O. ^a

Source: In Global Epidemiology June 2025 9

Experience and perceptions of mental ill-health in people with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia: A qualitative study.

Authors: Tsigebrhan, Ruth^1,2 (AUTHOR) r_tessera@yahoo.com, Newton, Charles R.³ (AUTHOR), Selamu, Medhin² (AUTHOR), Hanlon, Charlotte^1,2,4 (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 12/13/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 12, p1-18. 18p.

Subject Terms: *MENTAL health services, *PEOPLE with mental illness, *PEOPLE with epilepsy, *MEDICAL personnel, *PATIENT-centered care

Doxycycline for the treatment of nodding syndrome: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial

Authors: Idro, Richard ^*, Ogwang, Rodney, Anguzu, Ronald, Akun, Pamela, Ningwa, Albert, Abbo, Catherine, Giannoccaro, Maria P, Kubofcik, Joseph, Mwaka, Amos D, Nakamya, Phellister, Opar, Bernard, Taylor, Mark, Nutman, Thomas B, Elliott, Alison, Vincent, Angela, Newton, Charles R, Marsh, Kevin

Source: In The Lancet Global Health July 2024 12(7):e1149-e1158

Sequential levetiracetam and phenytoin in electroencephalographic neonatal seizures unresponsive to phenobarbital: a multicenter prospective observational study in India

Authors: Krishnan, Vaisakh, Ujjanappa, Vidya, Vegda, Hemadri, Annayappa, Manjesh K., Wali, Pooja, Fattepur, Sudhindrashayana, Chandriah, Savitha, Devadas, Sahana, Kariappa, Mallesh, Gireeshan, Veluthedath Kuzhiyil, Thamunni, Ajithkumar Vellani, Montaldo, Paolo, Burgod, Constance, Garegrat, Reema, Muraleedharan, Pallavi, Pant, Stuti, Newton, Charles R., Cross, J Helen, Bassett, Paul, Shankaran, Seetha, Thayyil, Sudhin, Pressler, Ronit M.

Source: In The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia June 2024 25

Tablet app for child cognitive assessment in low and middle income countries

Authors: Francis-Lyon, Patricia, Attiga, Yasser, Manjunath, Rashmi, Ramasubramanian, Uma, Chaudhuri, Vaishali, Nguyen, Tri, Xu, Xiangyi, Zeng, Siyang, Abubakar, Amina, Newton, Charles R.

Source: 2017 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2017 IEEE. :1-5 Oct, 2017

Relation: 2017 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC)

Prostration and the prognosis of death in African children with severe malaria

Authors: Agnandji, Selidji T., Recker, Mario, Mordmüller, Benjamin, Glöckner, Stephan, Adegnika, Akim A., Lell, Bertrand, Otieno, Lucas, Otieno, Walter, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Asante, Kwaku P., Agbenyega, Tsiri, Ansong, Daniel, Macete, Eusebio, Aide, Pedro, Sorgho, Hermann, Tinto, Halidou, Mturi, Neema, Lusingu, John P.A., Gesase, Samwel, Hoffman, Irving, Masoud, Nahya Salim, Newton, Charles R., Bojang, Kalifa, Krause, Gérard, Kremsner, Peter Gottfried

Source: International journal of infectious diseases. 134:240-247

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Factor structure and item response of psychosis symptoms among Kenyan adults

Authors: Jaguga, Florence, Ametaj, Amantia, Kim, Hannah H., Stroud, Rocky E., Newton, Charles R., Kariuki, Symon M., Kwobah, Edith Kamaru, Atwoli, Lukoye, Gelaye, Bizu, Korte, Kristina J.

Source: In Journal of Affective Disorders 15 November 2022 317:136-141

Evaluation of the International League Against Epilepsy 1981, 1989, and 2017 classifications of seizure semiology and etiology in a population‐based cohort of children and adults with epilepsy

Authors: Egesa, Isaac J., Newton, Charles R. J. C., Kariuki, Symon M.

Source: Epilepsia open. 7(1):98-109

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Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on people with epilepsy: Findings from the US arm of the COV‐E study

Authors: Dugan, Patricia, Carroll, Elizabeth, Thorpe, Jennifer, Jette, Nathalie, Agarwal, Parul, Ashby, Samantha, Hanna, Jane, French, Jacqueline, Devinsky, Orrin, Sen, Arjune, Hallab, Asma, Ding, Ding, Andraus, Maria, Perucca, Piero, Costello, Daniel, French, Jacqueline A., O'Brien, Terence J., Depondti, Chantal, Andrade, Danielle M., Sengupta, Robin, Delanty, Norman, Newton, Charles R., Brodie, Martin J., Cross, J. Helen, Sander, Josemir W.

Source: Epilepsia open. 7(4):645-656

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The worldwide epilepsy treatment gap: A systematic review and recommendations for revised definitions – A report from the ILAE Epidemiology Commission

Authors: Kwon, Churl‐Su, Wagner, Ryan G., Carpio, Arturo, Jetté, Nathalie, Newton, Charles R., Thurman, David J.

Source: Epilepsia. 63(3):551-564

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Measuring psychological distress using the K10 in Kenya

Authors: Ongeri, Linnet, Ametaj, Amantia, Kim, Hannah, Stroud, Rocky E, Newton, Charles R., Kariuki, Symon M, Atwoli, Lukoye, Kwobah, Edith, Gelaye, Bizu

Source: Journal of affective disorders. 303:155-160

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Traumatic experiences assessed with the life events checklist for Kenyan adults

Authors: Kwobah, Edith Kamaru, Misra, Supriya, Ametaj, Amantia A., Stevenson, Anne, Stroud, Rocky E., Koenen, Karestan C., Gelaye, Bizu, Kariuki, Symon M., Newton, Charles R., Atwoli, Lukoye

Source: Journal of affective disorders. 303:161-167

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Common perinatal mental disorders and post‐infancy child development in rural Ethiopia: A population‐based cohort study

Authors: Dunn, Julia Alexandra, Medhin, Girmay, Dewey, Michael, Alem, Atalay, Worku, Bogale, Paksarian, Diana, Newton, Charles R., Tomlinson, Mark, Prince, Martin, Hanlon, Charlotte

Source: Tropical medicine & international health. 27(3):251-261

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Evaluating the generalisability of region-naïve machine learning algorithms for the identification of epilepsy in low-resource settings.

Authors: Duta, Ioana, Kariuki, Symon M., Ngugi, Anthony K., Mwesige, Angelina Kakooza, Masanja, Honorati, Mwanga, Daniel M., Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Wagner, Ryan, Cross, J Helen, Sander, Josemir W., Newton, Charles R., Sen, Arjune, Jones, Gabriel Davis

Source: PLoS Digital Health; 2/12/2025, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p1-17, 17p

Translation, adaptation and validation of an epilepsy screening instrument in two Ghanaian languages.

Authors: Darkwa, Emmanuel Kwame, Asiamah, Sabina, Awini, Elizabeth, Sottie, Cynthia, Godi, Anthony, Williams, John E., Akpalu, Albert, Cross, J. Helen, Sander, Josemir W., Sen, Arjune, Newton, Charles R., Danso-Appiah, Anthony, Adjei, Patrick

Source: PLoS ONE; 1/17/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-13, 13p

Subject Terms: SEIZURES (Medicine), HEALTH facilities, PEOPLE with epilepsy, EPILEPSY, ENGLISH language

Psychiatric Comorbidities in Persons With Epilepsy Compared With Persons Without Epilepsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Authors: Kwon, Churl-Su, Rafati, Ali, Ottman, Ruth, Christensen, Jakob, Kanner, Andres M., Jetté, Nathalie, Newton, Charles R.

Source: JAMA Neurology; Jan2025, Vol. 82 Issue 1, p72-84, 13p

Neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes after invasive Group B Streptococcus in early infancy: A multi-country matched cohort study in South Africa, Mozambique, India, Kenya, and Argentina

Authors: Madhi, Shabir A., Dangor, Ziyaad, Leahy, Shannon, Harden, Lois, Ghoor, Azra, Mbatha, Sibongile, Lowick, Sarah, Laughton, Barbara, Jaye, Tamara, Lala, Sanjay G, Sithole, Pamela, Msayi, Jacqueline, Kumalo, Ntombifuthi, Msibi, Tshepiso Nompumelelo, Santhanam, Sridhar, John, Hima B., Arumugam, Asha, Murugesan, Nandhini, Rajendraprasad, Nandhini, Priya, Mohana, Abubakar, Amina, Nasambu, Carophine, Adan, Adam Mabrouk, Katana, Patrick Vidzo, Mwangome, Eva, Newton, Charles R., Bassat, Quique, Bardají, Azucena, Bramugy, Justina, Mucasse, Humberto, Aerts, Celine, Massora, Sergio, Libster, Romina, Yanotti, Clara Sánchez, Medina, Valeria, Rojas, Andrea, Amado, Daniel, Llapur, Conrado J., Hossain, A.K.M. Tanvir, Sadeq-ur Rahman, Qazi, Paul, Proma, Chandna, Jaya, Procter, Simon R., Seedat, Farah, Horváth-Puhó, Erzsébet, Jit, Mark, Milner, Kate, Gonçalves, Bronner P., Lawn, Joy E.

Source: In eClinicalMedicine May 2022 47