Outcome of non-traumatic coma in a tertiary referral hospital in Cameroon.

Introduction: Coma is a medical emergency, and optimal management, especially in a resource-poor setting, depends on knowledge of its aetiology and predictors of outcome. This study aimed to provide hospital-based data on the prevalence, etiology, and outcome of non traumatic coma (NTC) in adults at a tertiary level in Cameroon.

Methods: A three year retrospective cohort study of medical records of patients aged 18 years and above, who presented in coma of non-traumatic origin at a Cameroon emergency department (ED) was conducted.

Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage in a referral health Centre in Central Africa.

Background: Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (sSAH) is a medicosurgical emergency with high morbidity and mortality. The aimed of this study was to describe the clinical features and outcome of sSAH in Cameroon.

Methods: We reviewed medical records of patients aged ≥15 years old, admitted for sSAH from Januray 2011 to December 2020 in the Douala General Hospital.

Stroke Characteristics in the Elderly: A Hospital-Based Study in Cameroon.

Introduction: Advanced age is an important nonmodifiable risk factor for stroke. Little data are available on stroke in older people in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to determine the clinical features of stroke and identify the predictive factors for poor outcomes in this age group.

Beliefs and attitudes of traditional healers regarding epilepsy in Cameroon.

Introduction: People living with epilepsy suffer from stigmatization, overprotection, or exclusion, thus, part of these population in developing countries uses traditional medicine as a first resort.

Methods: We prospectively conducted a study to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of traditional healers (THs) concerning epilepsy. Over a 9-month period, we included 208 THs practicing in the Littoral, Center and West regions of Cameroon who agreed to participate in the study.

[Antithrombotiques oraux et pronostic après un an des patients atteints de fibrillation auriculaire dans un milieu à ressources limitées].

Background: Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. There's limited data on the outcomes of atrial fibrillation patients in Africa. We aimed at evaluating the clinical outcomes and their associated factors in patients with atrial fibrillation on antithrombotic therapy in Douala.

Spectrum of central nervous system infections in a tertiary health care centre in Cameroon.

Background: Central nervous system (CNS) infections are serious and debilitating diseases with significant mortality, and high prevalence in the context of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic in Africa. However, their diagnosis remains challenging due to outdated technical platform. We aimed to determine the frequency of CNS infection and to describe the epidemiological, clinical and outcome of this at the Douala General Hospital (DGH), Cameroon.

Convulsive status epilepticus in an emergency department in Cameroon.

•In Cameroon, the most common cause of CSE was stroke followed by infection.•Despite resource limitations, developing countries can effect protocols for CSE.•Despite limited antiseizure medications, outcomes were similar in Cameroon to multicenter outcomes.

Are Sub-Saharan epileptic people less photosensitive? A Senegalese study of photoparoxysmal response in a reference epilepsy centre.

The photoparoxysmal response (PPR) is defined as the occurrence of generalized spike, spike-wave or polyspike-wave discharges consistently elicited by intermittent photic stimulation (IPS). PPR is not well studied in Sub-Saharan African people. We prospectively studied the epidemiological, clinical, and EEG characteristics of PPR among consecutive patients recorded at the clinical neurophysiology unit of Fann University Hospital (Dakar, Senegal).