Publications by authors named "A K Koita"
The Duke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) is a rare neurological condition with unknown prevalence, globally. To date, <100 cases have been reported worldwide. We report the case of an 18-year-old patient admitted for status epilepticus seizure, and who presented a right hemiparesis, body asymmetry, joints ankylosis, and mental retardation.
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- The study focused on understanding the prevalence and risk factors of epilepsy in six health districts in Mali, where its occurrence is often underestimated.
- Through a community-based cross-sectional design, researchers enrolled 1,506 epilepsy cases and 2,199 controls, discovering a mean epilepsy prevalence of 2‰, with variations across different districts.
- Key risk factors identified included age, history of cerebral malaria and meningitis, geographic location (specifically Tominian), and complications during delivery like delayed delivery and dystocia.
Unlabelled: HIV infection is a chronic infectious disease requiring long-term management and regular follow-up of patients.
Objectives: The aims of this study was to describe the socio-demographic, clinical, biological and therapeutic aspects of adolescents treated and followed for HIV infection at the Hospital Gabriel Toure paediatric center.
Patients And Methods: From 01/01/2001 to 31/12/2017, the medical records of children followed for HIV infection until adolescence were analyzed.
Endoscopic surgery of ectopic pregnancy is actually the gold standard for the management of fallopian tubal diseases. A survey was conducted to evaluate fertility in patients who underwent endoscopic management for ectopic pregnancy. A retrospective study was conducted at the department of general and endoscopic surgery of the Point "G" teaching hospital, in Bamako, Mali, from January 1st 2007 to December 31, 2016.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To determine the frequency of the surgery wound infection, its favoring factors, causative germs and its antibiotic treatment of choice in the surgery "A" department of the University Hospital Point G.
Method: In a retrospective descriptive study over a 6-month period in the surgery "A" department of the University Hospital Point G, we enrolled all patients who underwent surgery necessitating at least 48 hours of hospital admission during our study period and in conformity with the Atlanta CDC criteria. Surgery patients with less than 48 hours postoperative hospital stay and those admitted to the hospital without surgery were not included.