Mortality and morbidity among hospitalized adult patients with neurological diseases in Cameroon.

Background: There is inadequate information on the morbidity and mortality (M&M) from neurological diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.

Objective: To record the M&M from neurological diseases in adults in Cameroon from 2013 to 2015 using a registry and surveillance from two urban health care centers.

Methods: Records from all adult admissions from two urban hospitals over a two year period were reviewed.

The Burden of Movement Disorders in Cameroon: A Rural and Urban-Based Inpatient/Outpatient Study.

Background: Because of rapid demographic changes, the prevalence of movement disorders (MDs) is expected to increase in Africa. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of MDs in an inpatient/outpatient-based study of rural and urban health care centers in Cameroon.

Methods: In this retrospective medical chart review, the inpatient/outpatients settings covered an urban population (3,000,000) and a rural population (380,276).