Publications by authors named "Kyelem J"
Objective: To study the adherence of antiseizures medication in neurology in the city of Ouagadougou.
Patients And Methods: We conducted a multicentric cross-sectional study on adherence to antiseizure medications among adult patients with epilepsy followed by outpatient neurology consultations. The patients were recruited from November 22, 2021 to February 22, 2022 in four departments of neurology.
Introduction: studies on stroke recurrence are rare in sub-Sahara Africa. The aim to this study is to determine the prevalence and risk factors for recurrent stroke in two University Teaching Hospital in Burkina Faso.
Methods: this prospective cross-sectional study was carried on 266 stroke patients admitted in two hospitals in the city of Ouagadougou from September 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of general practitioners in Ouagadougou regarding migraines, highlighting migraines as a common and debilitating neurological disorder.
- - Conducted over three months, the research included 116 practitioners, revealing that while most had a solid understanding of migraine diagnosis (especially ICDH-3 criteria), only a minority utilized brain imaging or effectively managed preventive treatments.
- - Findings indicated that common acute treatments were well recognized, but the majority of doctors tended to refer patients to specialists for ongoing headache management, showing a gap in preventive care knowledge.
Hemorrhagic stroke following snake bite in Burkina Faso (West Africa). A case series.
Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines
September 2021
Article Synopsis
- Hemorrhagic stroke is a rare but serious complication following snake bites in West Africa, as studied from cases in a neurology department.
- Three cases were documented, with strokes occurring 4-15 days after the bites, and significant complications observed, including motor deficits and severe anemia in some patients.
- Most patients had a favorable recovery after receiving appropriate treatments, including snake anti-venom, antibiotics, and other supportive care.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of ischemic stroke deaths and their predictive factors in the Emergency Department at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Teaching Hospital (YOUTH). . This was a retrospective study with an analytical and descriptive focus over a period of three years from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017.
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- The study analyzed 1803 stroke patients over 5 years at Yalgado Ouedraogo University teaching Hospital, finding that spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) constituted 3.2% of all strokes.
- The average age of patients was 60, with a majority being female (55.9%), and common risk factors included hypertension (79.7%) and chronic alcohol use (16.9%).
- The main symptoms comprised severe headaches (76.2%), motor weakness (74.5%), and consciousness issues (62.7%), leading to a significant mortality rate of 37.3%, particularly in those with intraventricular hemorrhage and altered consciousness.
Vascular arteriovenous malformations (VAM) are aggressive vascular diseases associated with increased haemorrhagic risk in terms of morbidity and mortality. Vascular arteriovenous malformations are usually sporadic. The main symptom of VAM is hemorrhage, in 50% of cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The advent of the neurovascular units and thrombolysis has improved support for stroke in developed countries. Our objective was to study the therapeutic route of stroke patients in Burkina Faso, a country with limited resources.
Methods: It was a prospective cohort study over a period of 4months, from February 02, 2014 to June 05, 2014, in medical emergencies and Neurology department of the teaching hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo.
Post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) is defined as "recurrent seizures following stroke with confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy". Our objective was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic PSE aspects at the Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital, the main reference centre for neurological conditions in Burkina Faso. We conducted a retrospective study from January 2006 to December 2014.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA sero-immunological survey conducted by indirect immunofluorescence technique has made it possible to determine accurately the prevalence and distribution of treponematoses in the Sahel rural region of Upper Volta. The number of carriers of antitreponemal antibodies varies from one place to another, but is particularly high in a nomad community, where prevalence attains 84.2%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA survey aiming at evaluating the proportion of the female population aged 0-29 years, with a positive anti-rubella antibody titer, was carried out in two Upper-Volta villages, representative of the Sahel (Oursi) and the Savannah (Donsé) biotopes. A technique of inhibition of haemagglutination was used and 40 or more was considered as a positive titer. Seventy per cent of 230 serums were positive, all ages confounded.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Abnormal hemoglobins and thalassemias in Upper-Volta (author's transl)].
Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales
October 1982
Malaria and haptoglobin content of serum in a rural population in Upper Volta.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol
February 1982
[Endemic syphillis in Upper Volta. A peculiar aspect of the epidemiological profile].
Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales
January 1982
A seroimmunological survey was realised in Upper Volta using an indirect immunofluorescence technique. It showed that endemic syphilis also known as bejel is not exclusively encountered in Sahelian regions. So, in Kora village which is located in a savannah area prevalence was around 10.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Control of urinary schistosomiasis by 3 annual courses of metrifonate].
Ann Soc Belg Med Trop
March 1981