Charles R. Newton
University of Oxford
552 Papers
3.5K Citations
Charles R. Newton is an academic researcher from University of Oxford. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 91, co-authored 504 publications. Previous affiliations of Charles R. Newton include Emory University & University of the Witwatersrand.
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Papers
The Prevalence of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy in Mundri West and East Counties, South Sudan: A Door-to-Door Survey
Stephen Raimon Jada,Alfred Dusabimana,Gasim Abd-Elfarag,Samuel Okaro,Nele Brusselaers,Jane Carter,Makoy Yibi Logora,Jacopo Mattia Rovarini,Charles R. Newton,Robert Colebunders +9 more
TL;DR: A high prevalence and incidence of epilepsy was observed in villages in Mundri, an onchocerciasis-endemic area in Western Equatoria State in South Sudan, and urgent action is needed to prevent children from developing on chocerCIasis-associated epilepsy by strengthening the local onchOCerciases-elimination programme.
Global survey on disruption and mitigation of neurological services during COVID-19: the perspective of global international neurological patients and scientific associations.
Chahnez Charfi Triki,Matilde Leonardi,Salma Zouari Mallouli,Martina Cacciatore,Kimberly Coard Karlshoej,Francesca Giulia Magnani,Charles R. Newton,Andrea Pilotto,Deanna Saylor,Erica Westenberg,Donna Walsh,Andrea Sylvia Winkler,Andrea Sylvia Winkler,Kiran T. Thakur,Njideka U Okubadejo,David García-Azorín +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a global survey was conducted and addressed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurology services, where 34 international neurological associations were asked to distribute the survey to national associations.
Community perceptions of developmental and behavioral problems experienced by children living with epilepsy on the Kenyan coast: A qualitative study.
Amina Abubakar,Amina Abubakar,Amina Abubakar,Symon M. Kariuki,Judith Dzombo Tumaini,J Gona,Khamis Katana,Jacqueline A. Phillips Owen,Charles R. Newton +8 more
TL;DR: There is a need to supplement these findings with quantitative estimates and to develop psychosocial and educational interventions to rehabilitate children with epilepsy who have these difficulties.
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Pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy of midazolam in children with severe malaria and convulsion
Simon N. Muchohi,Gilbert Kokwaro,Bernhards Ogutu,Geoffrey Edwards,Steve A. Ward,Charles R. Newton +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy of intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM) and buccal midazolam (MDZ) in children with severe falciparum malaria and convulsions.
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Inter‐observer agreement of the assessment of coma scales and brainstem signs in non‐traumatic coma
TL;DR: There was more agreement about the five‐category 0‐IV scale than the summated Adelaide (10‐category) and Jacobi (13‐ category) scales, and the ability of these scales to follow changes in the patient's condition and to predict outcome needs to be evaluated in a prospective trial.
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