Improvement in health perception but not quality of life with an antiseizure medication intervention in people with epilepsy in Guinea: A cohort study.

Background: This study assesses perceptions of quality of life (QOL) and overall health in people with epilepsy (PWE) in Guinea after a clinical intervention providing modified and new antiseizure medicine (ASM) regimens.

Methods: Participants 12 years and older diagnosed with active epilepsy were prospectively and consecutively enrolled at two health centers in the Republic of Guinea (one urban, one rural) in 2022. 95% of participants were prescribed new/increased ASM doses, and interviewed for QOL and overall health perceptions at enrollment and three- and six-month follow ups.

Post-stroke Chorea in the Neurology Department of Ignace Deen Hospital of Conakry, Guinea.

Introduction: Chorea is an uncommon complication of stroke. The pathophysiology, the exact location of the lesions, and the evolution of this type of chorea are still poorly understood. The objective was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and imaging profile of post-stroke chorea in a tropical environment in the context of a stroke epidemic.

Epilepsy stigma in the Republic of Guinea and its socioeconomic and clinical associations: A cross-sectional analysis.

Objective: We aim to quantify the degree of epilepsy stigma perceived by people living with epilepsy (PLWE) in the Republic of Guinea (2019 gross national income per capita, 930 USD) and analyze the demographic, social, and clinical factors associated with epilepsy stigma in this setting.

Methods: A prospective convenience cohort of PLWE was recruited at the Ignace Deen Hospital in Conakry and evaluated by U.S.