Evaluation of academic performance and social integration of children operated for hydrocephalus in Cameroon.

Background: Low intelligence quotient (IQ) and delayed psychomotor development (DPD) are formidable complications of hydrocephalus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the academic performance and social integration of children operated on for hydrocephalus in Cameroon.

Method: The authors present a cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection from January 2010 to May 2020.

Use of Dental Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate Composite to Repair Refractory Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks Associated With Large-Scale Anterior Skull Base Defects.

Treatment of refractory cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, particularly those associated with large skull base defects, is challenging. A variety of synthetic biomaterial-based systems have been investigated in experimental models and/or humans for reconstructing cranial base defects. A widely used dental composite (bisphenol A-glycidyl methacrylate [bis-GMA]) has been shown to be effective for reconstruction of anterior skull base defects in animal models.

Quality of life of patients operated for lumbar stenosis at the Yaoundé Central Hospital.

Several studies have been conducted in many African countries on lumbar stenosis but none on the quality of life of patients after surgery. We conducted this study to evaluate the quality of life of patients following surgery indicated for lumbar stenosis. A cross-sectional study from January 2010 to December 2015 in the neurosurgery department of the Yaoundé Central Hospital.