Assessment and Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil and Water Around Petroleum Products Depot Suleja, Nigeria.

Petroleum contamination constitutes a frequent incidence in various petroleum depots in Nigeria. In this study, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in soil and water in communities around Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) Suleja, Nigeria, were evaluated and degraded using indigenous microorganisms. The samples sites were divided into 7 plots from where samples of water and soil were obtained: one within the PPMC depot, five from communities surrounding the depot, and the control 93,000 km from the depot.

Outcome of Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping in Nigeria: A Single-Centre Experience.

Background: Ruptured cerebral artery aneurysms (RCAA) are devastating diseases with high morbidity and mortality rates if not promptly managed. In Nigeria, access to timely neurosurgical services remains a challenge and aneurysm coiling is still not possible in virtually all centres in Nigeria. The aim of this study is to report on our 9 years' experience with clipping of cerebral aneurysm and on the attendant clinical outcomes.

Demographic Profile and Outcome in Surgically Managed Patients with Chronic Subdural Haematoma: A 9-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is achronic inflammatory and angiogenic condition that is potentially fatal and common among the elderly with a probability of gender, racial and ethnic differences. As our population ages due to increase in our life expectancy, a closer look at this disease in our environment is therefore justified.

Objectives: Our objective is to evaluate the epidemiology, relationship of demography, procedure type and mode of anaesthesia on outcome in the patients.

Impact of inflammatory cell ratio, biomarkers, activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time on chronic subdural haematoma severity and outcome.

Introduction: Chronic subdural haematoma (CSH) has multifactorial mechanisms involved in its development and progression. Identifying readily available inflammatory and coagulation indices that can predict the prognosis of CSH will help in clinical care, prognosis, generating objective criteria for assessing efficacy of treatment strategies and comparisons of treatment efficacy between clinical studies. We conducted a study in which we evaluated the impact value of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), inflammatory biomarkers (erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time (PT) and international normalized ratio (INR) at presentation on CSH severity and outcome using Glasgow outcome scale (GOS), Markwalder grading scale (MGS) and Lagos brain disability examination scale (LABDES).

Anti-inflammatory activity of Theobroma cacao L. stem bark ethanol extract and its fractions in experimental models.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The stem bark of Theobroma cacao L. have been used for the treatment of inflammation, toothache, measles and malaria in ethnomedicine. However, the anti-inflammatory activity of Theobroma cacao stem bark has not been fully elucidated.