Publications by authors named "E Salanon"
Background: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a tool widely used to assess excessive daytime sleepiness. Unfortunately, it is not reliable in low-income countries where situations such as reading a book, watching TV or driving a car are not common. The aim of this study was thus to assess the performance of a modified version of the Epworth scale in a low-income country.
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- A screening tool for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) was evaluated in an African population to determine its effectiveness compared to objective sleep recordings.
- The study involved 1810 participants who underwent respiratory polygraphy and completed various OSA screening questionnaires, with scores being measured against the severity categories of OSA defined by their apnoea-hypopnoea index.
- Results indicated that while all screening scores had low positive predictive values, the NoSAS8 score showed the best performance and is recommended for use in low-resource settings for OSA screening.
Epilepsy and Migraine Among Adolescents and Adults in Northern Benin.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot
October 2021
To study relationship between migraine and epilepsy in adolescents and adults in northern Benin in 2018, a cross-sectional study with control group was conducted at Parakou in Benin. Cases were people with epilepsy (PWE) according to ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy) definition and followed at the Neurology Department of the Teaching Hospital of Borgou. Each case was matched to three controls (population-based controls) on age, sex and living area.
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