Painful mycetoma: a study to understand the risk factors in patients visiting the Mycetoma Research Centre (MRC) in Khartoum, Sudan.

Background: Mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease endemic to Sudan, is traditionally characterized as a painless condition. However, recent studies reporting painful mycetoma lesions have challenged this assumption. With limited reports in the medical literature regarding pain in mycetoma, this study was conducted to investigate the risk factors for painful mycetoma lesions in patients visiting the Mycetoma Research Centre (MRC) in Khartoum, Sudan.

Construction and validation of an algorithm to separate focal and generalised epilepsy using clinical variables: A comparison of machine learning approaches.

Purpose: Epilepsy type, whether focal or generalised, is important in deciding anti-seizure medication (ASM). In resource-limited settings, investigations are usually not available, so a clinical separation is required. We used a naïve Bayes approach to devise an algorithm to do this, and compared its accuracy with algorithms devised by five other machine learning methods.

Evaluating the Triage of Suspected COVID-19 Cases in Sudan's Emergency Settings: A Clinical Audit.

Background: The inevitable coronavirus disease 2019 global pandemic has severely affected Sudan's fragile healthcare system. The authors share the experience of COVID-19 triage in the emergency departments of five public hospitals in Khartoum state, Sudan.

Methods: A clinical audit was conducted in December 2020 using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Checklist and Monitoring Tool for Triage of Suspected COVID-19 Cases.

An epilepsy type algorithm developed in India is accurate in Sudan: A prospective validation study.

Purpose: The effects of epilepsy are worse in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where most people with epilepsy live, and where most are untreated. Correct treatment depends on determining whether focal or generalised epilepsy is present. EEG and MRI are usually not available to help so an entirely clinical method is required.

Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection: A case series.

In this communication, we reported a series of six patients presented with Guillain-Barré syndrome that associated with COVID-19 infection, which was confirmed with RT-PCR. Here we discuss the laboratory investigation and case management, as well as clinical presentation and outcome of each case. The current report demonstrated the first case series of COVID-19-associated GBS-cases in Sudan.

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of caregivers of children with epilepsy in Sudan.

Objective: To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of caregivers of children with epilepsy.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 107 consecutive caregivers of children diagnosed with epilepsy, attending the neurology outpatient clinic in a Pediatric tertiary university hospital, in Khartoum, Sudan for regular check-up. Data were obtained by an interviewer through a structured questionnaire, while clinical parameters of children with epilepsy were taken from medical records.

Reproductive history and postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritis among women 60 years or older: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis, a condition of unknown etiology, has been associated with considerable costs to society. The purpose of this study is to determine whether selected reproductive history characteristics are associated with postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis.

Methods: Secondary analyses were performed using cross-sectional data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.