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Table 5 Clinical outcome of PLERM cases reported to have occurred in onchocerciasis mass treatment programs from 1989 to 2001*

From: Loa loa encephalopathy temporally related to ivermectin administration reported from onchocerciasis mass treatment programs from 1989 to 2001: implications for the future

Reported clinical outcome

Frequency of occurrence† (%)

Full recovery

22 (64.7)

Partial neurologic deficit

4 (11.8)

Death

8 (23.5)

Total

34 (100)

  1. *cases reported as of August 31, 2002; †clinical outcome of 31 cases unknown.