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The most recent outbreak of nodding syndrome occurred in northern Uganda. We now describe the clinicopathologic spectrum of nodding syndrome in northern Uganda. The neuropathologic findings of 16 children or young adults with fatal nodding syndrome were correlated with the onset, duration and progression of their neurological illness. The affected individuals ranged in age from 14 to 25 years at the time of death with a duration of illness ranging from 6\u201315 years. All 16 cases had chronic seizures. In 10 cases, detailed clinical histories were available and showed that three individuals had a clinical course that was predominantly characterized by epilepsy, whereas the other seven individuals had progressive cognitive, behavioural and motor decline, in addition to epilepsy. The main neuropathologic findings included: tau pathology (16\/16 cases), cerebellar degeneration (11\/16 cases) and white matter degeneration (7\/16 cases). The tau pathology was characterized by filamentous tau-positive deposits in the form of neurofibrillary tangles, pre-tangles and dot-like grains and threads in the neuropil. All cases showed some degree of tau pathology in the neocortex and in the locus coeruleus with frequent involvement of the substantia nigra and tegmental nuclei and lesser involvement of other grey matter sites, but there was a lack of glial tau pathology. The tau pathology in the neocortex showed a multifocal superficial laminar pattern. 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