Cognitive Disorders In Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss, At The Ent Department Of The "Village Bondeko" Center, In Kinshasa.

Context: Several data from the literature have focused on the relationship between congenital sensorineural hearing loss, as well as acquired hearing loss, and their impact on cognition and the risk of dementia. However, few studies have been conducted on this subject in countries where access to hearing rehabilitation measures is limited. Thus, the objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between sensorineural hearing loss and cognitive disorders in a correlational approach.

Determinants of Positive Evolution of Symptoms in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) during the COVID-19 Lockdown in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (DRC).

Lockdown imposed by the COVID 19 pandemic increased the time families spent together at home. A negative impact of the lock-down on children with autism has been reported. Few studies described the positive impact of parents' presence on the severity of their children's autism symptoms during lockdown.

Psychological Burden in Stroke Survivors and Caregivers Dyads at the Rehabilitation Center of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo): A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Stroke is a major cause of burden which can lead to anxiety and depressive disorders in stroke patients and their caregivers. This study aimed to assess the burden of depression and anxiety and covariates as well as its association with functional disability level among stroke survivors and caregivers dyads.

Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed for anxiety and depressive symptoms, and perceived burden among survivors of stroke and their caregivers in the rehabilitation center of Kinshasa; using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to identify participants with anxiety and depression; the Zarit Burden Inventory to assess the burden of depression and anxiety; and the modified Rankin scale used to assess functional outcome or level of disability.

Investigating the reciprocal relationships between locomotor sensitization to ethanol and PTSD-like clusters in DBA/2J mice.

Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are two conditions that co-occur frequently. The mechanistic explanations of this co-morbidity are still unclear. The goal of this study was twofold.

Peritraumatic dissociation and post-traumatic stress disorder in individuals exposed to armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The purpose of this study was to verify the hypothesis that there is an association between peritraumatic dissociation (PD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals exposed to recurrent armed conflict. More specifically, we sought to evaluate whether PD differentially predicts PTSD according to the degree of exposure to the potentially traumatic event (PTE), the level of education, and gender. A total of 120 individuals between 17 and 75 years of age, including 51 women, completed the Traumatic Events List, the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire, and the French version of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Scale, as well as a questionnaire providing information regarding sociodemographic details.

Therapeutic itinerary of children living with epilepsy in Kinshasa: Features, determinants, and relationships with behavioral problems and cognitive impairment.

Background: Epilepsy mostly affects children in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known about the therapeutic itinerary of these children living with epilepsy (CWE). This study aimed to describe the therapeutic itinerary of CWE in Kinshasa and to analyze its relationships with clinical features, behavioral problems, and cognitive impairment.

[Stress syndrome in patients receiving outpatient treatment at the General Hospital, in Bangui, in a context of armed conflict].

Context: in Africa's zones of conflict, recent studies report a high frequency of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) particularly in community settings.

Objective: This study aimed to contribute to a better management of patients experiencing violence subsequent to the Central African Republic socio-political conflict.

Material And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of the medical records of patients receiving outpatient treatment in the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (France) Trauma Center, Bangui.

Factors associated with behavioral problems and cognitive impairment in children with epilepsy of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Background: Behavioral problems and cognitive impairment are common in children with epilepsy (CWE). In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about these comorbidities particularly their relationships with socioeconomic features. The goal of this study was to identify clinical and socioeconomic factors associated with behavioral problems and cognitive impairment in CWE of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).