Intracranial suppurations in the African child: a severe but preventable complication.

Introduction: Intracranial suppurations (ICS) are collections of pus of infectious origin in the skull. The authors present their experience.

Patients And Method: All children operated for ICS at the Central Hospital of Yaoundé from January 2000 to December 2008 were retrospectively included.

Hydrocephalus in toddlers: the place of shunts in sub-Sahara African countries.

Purpose: This study describes the epidemiological patterns of hydrocephalus in toddlers in our setting in order to determine the proportion of those who could benefit from endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV).

Methods: This prospective and descriptive study included all toddlers operated on for hydrocephalus from 1 March 2008 to 31 March 2010 at the Yaounde Central Hospital.

Results: Forty-six toddlers were included representing 72% of all hydrocephalus cases managed at the Neurosurgery Unit during the study period.