Clinical and Etiological Characteristics of Epilepsy in the Elderly: A Hospital-Based Study from a Tertiary Care Referral Center of Niamey, Niger.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the management of epilepsy in the elderly at a tertiary referral center in Niger to obtain a comprehensive understanding to determine the intrahospital deficiencies to improve and to make recommendations in terms to improve the management of epilepsy in the elderly in Niger. We conducted a retrospective study at the Neurology Outpatient Clinic of the National Hospital of Niamey (Niger) over a period of 5 years from May 2013 to May 2018, collecting all cases of patients aged 60 years or over diagnosed with epilepsy by neurologists. From the registers of consultation, we collected and analyzed for each patient the demographic, clinical, etiological, and therapeutic data, as well as the outcomes during follow-up visits.

Clinical and etiological characteristics of epilepsy in people from Niger: a hospital-based study from a tertiary care referral center of Niamey, Niger.

Objectives: Epilepsy constitutes a major public health concern in the world particularly in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan African countries. We designed this study to evaluate epilepsy management at a tertiary referral center in Niger to obtain a comprehensive understanding to determine the intrahospital deficiencies to improve and to make recommendations in terms to improve epilepsy management in Niger.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study at the Neurology Outpatient Clinic of the National Hospital of Niamey (Niger) between May 2013 and May 2018 (5 years), collecting all cases of patients diagnosed with epilepsy by the neurologists.

Hurler-Scheie syndrome in Niger: a case series.

Background: Hurler-Scheie syndrome is an intermediate form of mucopolysaccharidosis type I which is a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency or complete absence of enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase activity. We report the first documented cases of Hurler-Scheie syndrome observed in Niger in a Touareg family.

Case Presentation: We studied the case of two 12-year-old twin Touareg boys and their 10-year-old Touareg sister whose parents are first-degree cousins, and there was no history of similar cases in their previous generations.

Can magnesium reduce central neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease? Basic evidences and research needs.

Magnesium (Mg) is a crucial divalent cation with more than 300 cellular functions. This ion shows therapeutic properties in several neurological diseases. Although there are numerous basic evidences showing that Mg can inhibit pathological processes involved in neuroglial degeneration, this low-cost option is not well-considered in clinical research and practice for now.

Hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome in Niger: A retrospective case series.

Objective: To report the demographic, clinical and paraclinical characteristics as well as the outcomes during follow-up visits of HHE syndrome in Niger.

Patients And Methods: It was a retrospective study conducted at the Neurology Outpatient Clinic of the National Hospital of Niamey (Niger) between May 2003 and May 2018.

Results: During the period of study, 882 patients with epilepsy aged 20 years or less were seen in consultation among whom we collected 22 cases of HHE syndrome with a hospital prevalence of 2.

Prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain: Experience of Niger.

Introduction: Chronic pain is a major health problem, considered as a disease in its own right. The prevalence of chronic pain is estimated to be between 2% and 40% in adult populations. In Niger, there are no data on chronic pain.