Publications by authors named "A A Dabilgou"
Objective: To study the adherence of antiseizures medication in neurology in the city of Ouagadougou.
Patients And Methods: We conducted a multicentric cross-sectional study on adherence to antiseizure medications among adult patients with epilepsy followed by outpatient neurology consultations. The patients were recruited from November 22, 2021 to February 22, 2022 in four departments of neurology.
Background: Polyradiculoneuropathy following infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) is rare and most of the time, happens in the context of reactivation of latent VZV. We report a case of acute polyradiculoneuropathy following primary infection with VZV marked by atypical clinical features raising the hypothesis of a para-infectious disease.
Case Presentation: We describe a 43-years-old male who developed ataxia, dysphagia, dysphonia, and oculomotor disorders (vertical binocular diplopia and bilateral ptosis) followed by quadriplegia with areflexia which occurred 4 days later.
Introduction: Stroke is a common and serious disease occurring most often in the elderly. The aim if our study was to describe risk factors and causes of stroke in young adults.
Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective study including patients whose age was between 15 and 45 years, hospitalized in the neurology department of the Bogodogo University Hospital for stroke between April 1, 2017 and March 31, 2019.
Introduction: studies on stroke recurrence are rare in sub-Sahara Africa. The aim to this study is to determine the prevalence and risk factors for recurrent stroke in two University Teaching Hospital in Burkina Faso.
Methods: this prospective cross-sectional study was carried on 266 stroke patients admitted in two hospitals in the city of Ouagadougou from September 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of general practitioners in Ouagadougou regarding migraines, highlighting migraines as a common and debilitating neurological disorder.
- - Conducted over three months, the research included 116 practitioners, revealing that while most had a solid understanding of migraine diagnosis (especially ICDH-3 criteria), only a minority utilized brain imaging or effectively managed preventive treatments.
- - Findings indicated that common acute treatments were well recognized, but the majority of doctors tended to refer patients to specialists for ongoing headache management, showing a gap in preventive care knowledge.