Publications by authors named "G BOT"
Article Synopsis
- Neuroendoscopic surgeries are often limited by the availability of specialized equipment, especially in resource-limited healthcare systems; this review discusses utilizing locally sourced materials for safe procedures.
- Methods included using common medical supplies as substitutes for surgical tools, achieving a retrospective review of 21 surgeries over three years.
- Results showed an ETV success rate of 82.4% in surviving patients, although complications occurred, indicating that with creativity, neurosurgical care can be safely adapted to resource limitations.
Article Synopsis
- Meningomyelocele is a serious neural tube defect and the most common structural birth defect affecting the central nervous system.
- The Spina Bifida Sequencing Consortium found that deletions on chromosome 22q11.2 increase the risk of meningomyelocele by 23 times compared to the general population.
- Research indicates that the deletion of specific genes in this region, combined with a lack of maternal folate, can significantly increase the risk of neural tube defects in offspring.
Objective: Trauma is a leading causes of death and disability in all ages. The aim of this study was to describe the demography and characteristics of paediatric head trauma in our institution and examine the predictors of outcome and incidence of injury related mortality.
Methods: We examined our institutional Trauma Registry over a 2 year period.
Intramedullary Tuberculoma of the Conus Medularis in an Immunocompetent Young Adult with no Pulmonary Tuberculosis, the Challenges of Diagnosis and Management: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
J West Afr Coll Surg
March 2023
Background And Objective: Intramedullary tuberculoma (IMT) of the conus medullaris is an extremely rare tumour that constitutes a diagnostic and management challenge in a resource-limited setting. We report a case of conus medullaris, IMT in a young immunocompetent, patient with no prior clinical features of pulmonary or extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Case Summary: The patient presented with six months history of progressive and persistent mid back pain and slight weakness of both lower limbs of 3 months duration.
Background/objectives: Spinal cord injury is a devastating condition and has been recognised so since antiquity with evolving pattern of presentation and outcome. This study aimed to review the clinical profile and determinants of early outcome in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in Jos, Nigeria.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective cohort study, reviewed the health records of all patients with TSCI that were managed, based on the neurosurgical unit protocol for the management of TSCI in our institution from 2011 to 2021.