Children hydrocephalus in Togo: etiologies, treatment, and outcomes.

Background: Hydrocephalus is frequent in sub-Saharan African countries. The postinfectious hydrocephalus tends to decrease. The objective of this study was to identify the etiologies and outcomes of hydrocephalus.

Spinal Cord Compression in Togo: Etiologies and Management.

Background: Spinal cord compression etiology depends on geographic region. In sub-Saharan Africa, the etiologies are mostly infectious, and management is characterized by diagnostic delay and limited treatment modalities. In Togo, treatment was nonoperative until 2008.

The impact of African-trained neurosurgeons on sub-Saharan Africa.

Objective: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) represents 17% of the world's land, 14% of the population, and 1% of the gross domestic product. Previous reports have indicated that 81/500 African neurosurgeons (16.2%) worked in SSA-i.

Middle meningeal artery aneurysm: Case report.

Background: Aneurysms of meningeal middle artery (MMA) are extremely rare. These aneurysms are of two types: true aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm. The true type is usually seen with pathologic conditions.

Unusual coexistence of an epidermoid cyst with an atypical meningioma: Case report and review of the literature.

Background: Coexistence of multiple primary intracranial tumors of different cell types has rarely been documented; the association of a meningioma and a glioma has been reported as the most common combination. Hereby, we report an unusual case of a temporal epidermoid cyst coexisting with an atypical meningioma.

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old male presented with progressive symptoms of raised intracranial progression with progressive loss of vision without any neurological deficit.