Fatal status migrainosus in Chiari 1 malformation.

Background: Headaches are common in Chiari Type 1 malformation (CM-1). The prevalence of migraine headaches in CM-1 is similar to that of the general population. However, when migraine headaches occur with CM-1, they tend to have an earlier age of onset, are more frequent and certainly more severe than when they occur without CM-1 association.

Problems, struggles and some success with spinal cord injury in Zimbabwe.

Spinal cord injury is a common occurrence in Zimbabwe and carries with it a high morbidity and mortality. In the past almost all patients discharged from hospital were dead within a year. Reasons for this high mortality are presented.

Neoplasms involving the spinal cord in Zimbabweans: an analysis of 262 cases.

A review of 262 histologically verified spinal cord tumours in Black Zimbabweans who were operated on in Harare Central and Parirenyatwa Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe during the period 1st January 1972 to 31st December 1991 is presented. Fifty one pc of the neoplasms were found in the thoracic region, 53.4 pc were found extradurally, and of these the majority were metastatic (52 pc) and malignant tumours (85 pc).

Infection after Harare valve V-P shunt operations: a review of 92 cases.

Case files of 92 patients who had their hydrocephalus relieved by the insertion of the Harare Valve shunt system were reviewed. All patients had undergone surgery for shunt insertion at the Harare Central and Parirenyatwa Teaching Hospitals in Harare, Zimbabwe, between January 1986 and January 1988. All but one patient reviewed had Harare valve ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertions.

Anterior encephalocoele--our experience in Harare, Zimbabwe, after the introduction of cat scanning.

A series of eight anterior encephalocoeles is reported. The ratio of anterio to occipital encephalocoeles is high compared to the European series and similar to one from South Africa. These have been studied by CT Scan which has shown the exact anatomy of these abnormalities previously unclear to us.