Survival within 12months after stroke in Madagascar.

The data on the long-term prognosis of stroke are scarce in Madagascar. Our objective was to determine survival within 12months after a stroke event. A longitudinal study was carried out on a hospital cohort of subjects with stroke in Mahajanga in western Madagascar.

Gait and cognitive disorders revealing massive neurocysticercosis: a case report.

Neurocysticercosis is frequent in Madagascar. Its clinical presentations depends on the topography of the lesions. We report a case with gait and cognitive disorders.

Correlation between silent lacunar strokes and retinopathies seen on fundus among patients hospitalized for lacunar strokes: An observational study at the neurology department of Befelatanana University Hospital.

Retinal and cerebral arterioles have similar characteristics. Silent infarcts are associated with a risk of incident lacunar stroke and dementia. The objective of our study was to determine the correlation between silent lacunar strokes and retinopathy in patients hospitalized in our department for lacunar strokes.

Cerebral venous thrombosis associated with infective endocarditis in a young patient.

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare complication of infective endocarditis. It constitutes a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency. We report a case of cerebral thrombophlebitis due to infective endocarditis in order to discuss the diagnosis and management of this situation.

[Intra-hospital and three-month outcomes of patients with cerebral venous thrombosis in the department of neurology in Befelatanana, Madagascar: a retrospective cohort study].

The prognosis of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is much better than that of cerebral artery (CAI) infarct. The purpose of this study is to describe intra-hospital and three-month outcomes of patients with CVT in the Department of Neurology of Befelatanana as well as the role of anticoagulants in the management of patients with CVT, without and with haemorrhagic suffusion. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with CVT from January 01, 2014 to December 31, 2019 (72 months).