Estimating the Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy in a Semi-Urban City in Benin: A Door-to-Door Community-Based Study.

Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of pediatric motor disability. While epidemiological data are widespread in high-income countries, corresponding data in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa are still rare. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of CP in Northern Benin, a French-speaking low-income country in sub-Saharan Africa.

The prevalence and demographic associations of headache in the adult population of Benin: a cross-sectional population-based study.

Background: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study is increasingly well informed with regard to headache disorders, but sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains one of the large regions of the world with limited data directly derived from population-based studies. The Global Campaign against Headache has conducted three studies in this region: Ethiopia in the east, Zambia in the south and Cameroon in Central SSA. Here we report a similar study in Benin, the first from West SSA.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of general practitioners on peripheral neuropathies in Benin in 2021.

Purpose: First healthcare actors in neurological diseases management, General Practitioners (GPs) still limited in the assessment of Peripheral Neuropathies (PN). This study assesses the knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP) of GPs on PN in Benin in 2021 and identifying associated factors to low KAP.

Materials And Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted from 20 November 2020 to 30 June 2021 which included GPs registered in the National Order of Physicians in Benin and interns in last year of medical studies (MS).

Epilepsy and stigma in Africa: Viewpoint of healthcare professionals and combat strategies.

Unlabelled: Epilepsy is a major public health problem in developing countries where eighty percent (80%) of people with epilepsy (PWE) live. Stigma has psychological consequences as well as serious repercussions on patients' quality of life. This study assesses the perception of health professionals in Africa regarding the stigmatization of PWE.

[Peripheral neuropathies and factors associated in chronic hemodialysis patients in Benin].

Introduction: Peripheral neuropathies, in hemodialysis patients, are frequent.

Objective: To study peripheral neuropathies in the population of chronic hemodialysis patients in Benin.

Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study conducted from April 1 to July 31, 2017 in the hemodialysis units of the two public dialysis centers in Benin.

Lifestyle Modifications for Migraine Management.

Migraine is a disabling disease that inflicts a heavy burden on individuals who suffer from it. Significant advances are being made in understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of the disease. The role of lifestyle modifications has become increasingly predominant.

Factors associated with balance impairments amongst stroke survivors in northern Benin: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Balance impairment is the predominant risk factor for falls in stroke survivors. A fear of falling after stroke can contribute to sedentary lifestyles, increased disability and risk of recurrence, leading to poor quality of life.

Objective: To determine the frequency and factors associated with balance impairments amongst stroke survivors at the University Hospital of Parakou.

Clinical management and disease-modifying treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in African hospital centers: the TROPALS study.

To assess the availability of health workers and medications for clinical management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in African hospital centers. Availability and affordability analyses of disease-modifying treatments were performed. : A multicenter observational study involving African hospitals was conducted.

[Prevalence of coronary artery disease in stroke survivors in Parakou (Benin) in 2019].

Introduction: coronary artery disease seem common in stroke patients. We aimed to determine the prevalence of coronary artery disease in stroke survivors followed at the Borgou-Alibori Departmental University Hospital (CHUD/B-A).

Methods: this was a cross-sectional study, conducted from March 1 to August 31, 2019.

Epilepsy surgery in Africa: state of the art and challenges.

Objective: Epilepsy is an important public health problem representing 0.6% of the global burden of disease that particularly impacts people living in the lowest income countries where epilepsy incidence may be 10 fold more than in the developed world. The battery of treatments designed to counteract the clinical manifestations of this disease are various and range from a wide spectrum of antiseizure medicationand specific diets, to surgical techniques for resection of the epileptogenic focus.

Stroke case fatality in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The burden of stroke is high in sub-Saharan Africa; however, few data are available on long-term mortality.

Objective: To estimate over one-month stroke case fatality in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed according to meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines (PROSPERO protocol: CRD42020192439), on five electronic databases (PubMed, Science direct, AJOL, EMBASE, and Web of Sciences).

Epilepsy and Malaria in Children Aged 1 to 15 Years in Parakou in 2018: Case-Control Study.

Objective: To study the link between malaria and epilepsy in children in Parakou district.

Methods: This case-control study included children 1-15 years of age with epilepsy. Each case of epilepsy was matched to 2 controls for age, sex and neighborhood of residence.

Prevalence of Dementia among Well-Educated Old-Age Pensioners in Parakou (Benin) in 2014.

Introduction: The number of people living with dementia is growing worldwide and most rapidly in low- and middle-income countries. Little is known about dementia in Benin. We estimated the prevalence of dementia among retired people in Parakou, a northern city in Benin, and then assessed associated factors.

Stroke care and outcomes in the Department of Neurology in Parakou, Benin: Retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Stroke is one of the most common causes of high mortality rates in Africa with many unknown aspects around its prognosis. In this study we aim to describe stroke characteristics and in-hospital mortality of stroke in Parakou.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study including all stroke patients admitted to the Department of Neurology at Parakou Teaching Hospital from January 1, 2013 through to December 31, 2019.

Prognosis of Pregnancy in Epileptics in Benin: A Case-Control Study.

 The main purpose of this article is to define prognosis of pregnancies in epileptic women in Benin.  This was a case-control study that included 54 epileptic women who had at least one pregnancy matched to 162 controls on age, pregnancy term, and monitoring center. Information about epilepsy, treatment, pregnancy, and childbirth were collected.

Prevalence of the major neurological disorders in a semi-urban community in northern Benin.

Background: Neurological disorders are some of the most disabling diseases. Epidemiological data on their incidence in Benin are scarce.

Objective: The prevalence of major neurological diseases among people older than 15 years was investigated in Titirou.

Long-Term Mortality of Stroke Survivors in Parakou: 5-Year Follow-Up.

Background: The burden of stroke is high in Africa, but few data are available on the long-term outcome of strokes in this area.

Aim: We aimed to study the long-term outcome of stroke survivors in Parakou from 2012 to 2018.

Methods Of Study: It was a cohort study and included 247 stroke patients admitted to the University Hospital of Parakou from January 1, 2012 to April 30, 2018.

[Incidence of epilepsy after cerebrovascular accident in Parakou in 2014].

Introduction: Cerebrovascular accidents (strokes) are one of the main acquired causes of epilepsy in adults, but little data are available on the incidence of epilepsy after a stroke in Africa. This study aims to estimate the impact of epilepsy in stroke patients in Parakou.

Methods: We conducted a dynamic cohort study including 203 stroke patients hospitalized in the Department of Neurology at the University Hospital of Parakou.

[Incidence of post-stroke depression in Parakou in 2014].

Depression is a frequent psychiatric complication after a stroke. In a Sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of the studies are about their prevalence, but the incidence of post-stroke depression was rarely estimated. We aimed to estimate this incidence in Parakou, Benin.

Cerebral Hydatid Cyst in a Young Immunocompromised Patient in Parakou.

We report the case of a 30-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive HIV patient who was poorly followed. She was admitted on November 30, 2017, for the management of febrile encephalitis syndrome with motor deficit of the left hemicorps and generalized seizures. In biology, we found a nonspecific inflammatory syndrome.

Clinical features and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Africa: the TROPALS study.

Objective: We describe and compare the sociodemographic and clinical features, treatments, and prognoses and survival times of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Africa.

Methodology: We conducted a multicentre, hospital-based cohort study in Africa. Patients with ALS diagnosed in the neurology departments of participating hospitals from 2005 to 2017 were included.