Publications by authors named "A C Onwuchekwa"
Article Synopsis
- * In Rivers State, the prevalence of stroke is notably higher than the national average, highlighting the urgent need to understand in-hospital mortality predictors for AIS patients.
- * A study conducted at the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital over ten months aimed to identify factors influencing short-term mortality in AIS patients using clinical assessments and statistical analysis.
The burden of stroke has been projected to increase in low-and middle-income countries due to the ongoing epidemiological transition. However, community-based stroke prevalence studies are sparse in sub-Saharan Africa particularly in Nigeria. This study aimed to provide a comparative estimate of the prevalence of stroke survivors in the rural Niger Delta region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetic cachectic neuropathy: An uncommon neurological complication of diabetes.
S Afr Med J
December 2016
A 40-year-old female patient with diabetes of 12 years' duration, with poor drug compliance, presented with a 4-month history of rapid progressive weight loss, burning sensations in the feet, abdominal swelling, and constipation with occasional episodes of epigastric pain. On examination, she was chronically ill-looking with a body mass index of 17.1 kg/m2, grossly distended abdomen (initially mistaken for gravid abdomen).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Evidence of positive association between traffic-related air pollution and elevated blood pressure has been published widely. However, the risk of hypertension and prolonged exposure to crude oil pollution and gas flares remains unexplored.
Methods: We recruited 2,028 residents (aged 18-80) in a cross-sectional survey of both oil/gas polluted and nonpolluted communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of cranial Computed Tomography (CT) Scan in detecting intracranial structural diseases related to recurrent unprovoked seizure disorder.
Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of the findings in 120 patients who had cranial CT scan for recurrent unprovoked seizure disorders in the Department of Radiology of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital from August 2010 to September 2012.
Results: Of the 1,240 cranial CT scans performed during the period under review, only 120 (9.