Table 1.

Neurologic impairments associated with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) endemic in Africa.

Type of disease by cause	NTDs	Associated neurologic impairments
Protozoan infection	Human African trypanosomiasis*, leishmaniasis*	Neural axis affected: central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems Suggested impairments: neuropathy, myelopathy, meningo-encephalitis, and stroke, as well as death in severe cases
Bacterial infection	Leprosy*, buruli ulcer*, trachoma*,
Viral infection	Rabies, dengue fever
Helminth infection	Taeniasis/cysticercosis, schistosomiasis*, soil transmitted helminthiasis (ascariasis*, hookworm infection*, trichuriasis*), lymphatic filariasis*, onchocerciasis*, dracunculiasis*, foodborne trematodiasis: fascioliasis, paragonimiasis

NTDs, neglected tropical diseases; *twelve core NTDs.