Revisiting Africa's Stroke Obstacles and Services (SOS).

Background: As one of the most common non-communicable diseases in Africa, Stroke ought to be dealt with properly with intensifying efforts to control its burden and to face obstacles in its management.

Methods And Results: In this follow-up study we reanalyzed stroke services and related obstacles in 17 African countries that were previously studied in 2021/22 in aspects related to manpower, acute stroke services, rehabilitation programs, number of stroke units/centers, telestroke services, awareness campaigns, and national and international stroke registries through a survey that was sent to stroke specialists and national stroke societies. Overall, there is an improvement in many fields yet many obstacles in the implementation of telestroke services, acute management, secondary prevention, post-discharge services, and follow-ups whether governmental, medical, or societal are prevalent.

[Drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis at Maradi Regional Hospital Center, Niger (2014-2018)].

Aim Of Study: To describe the clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary profile of patients followed for rifampicin-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (RR-TB) at the Regional Hospital Centre (RHC) of Maradi (Niger) from 2014 to 2018.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study based on the records of patients followed for Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2018 at the resistant tuberculosis management unit in Maradi (Niger). This unit is located within the RHC of Maradi and has a capacity of 20 beds in 4 wards.

[PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF HUMAN SCABIES IN PRISONS IN DOSSO, NIGER].

Background: Scabies is a contagious, pruritic, cosmopolitan dermatosis, widespread especially in human communities, due to parasitism by a mite var A lack of hygiene and overcrowding inside the houses are favourable factors. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of human scabies in the prison environment in Dosso (Niger).

Materials And Methods: Prospective descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in November 2022 in the civil prison of Dosso on authorization of the prison administration.

High rate of adverse drug reactions with a novel tuberculosis re-treatment regimen combining triple doses of both isoniazid and rifampicin.

Objectives: High-dose rifampicin (R) and isoniazid (H) are known to be safe but were not yet combined in a single regimen. The primary objective of the TRIple-DOse RE-treatment (TRIDORE) study is to determine whether a 6-month firstline regimen with triple dose of both R and H (intervention arm; 6RHZE) is non-inferior in terms of safety compared to a normal-dose regimen (6RHZE) in previously treated patients with R-susceptible (Rs) recurrent tuberculosis (TB).

Design/methods: TRIDORE is an ongoing pragmatic open-label multi-stage randomized clinical trial.

Stroke services in Africa: What is there and what is needed.

Background: Over the past few years, the incidence and prevalence of stroke has been rising in most African countries and has been reported as one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. To study this problem, we need to realize the quality and availability of stroke care services as a priori to improve them.

Methods And Results: In this study, we investigated the availability of different stroke-related services in 17 countries from different African regions.

[Survey of patients admitted to the Regional Hospital Center (RHC) of Maradi following self-medication].

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact and complications related to self-medication among patients admitted to the Maradi RHC.

Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study at the Maradi RHC, in the referral department from June 30 to September 30, 2021, by means of an interview.

Results: A total of 254 patients were interviewed.

Availability of Therapies and Services for Parkinson's Disease in Africa: A Continent-Wide Survey.

Background: The growing burden of Parkinson's disease (PD) in Africa necessitates the identification of available therapies and services to improve patient care.

Objective: To investigate the availability, affordability, frequency of usage, and insurance coverage of PD therapies (pharmacological, surgical, physical, and speech therapies) and services including specialized clinics, specialists, and nurses across Africa.

Methods: A comprehensive web-based survey was constructed and distributed to neurologists/physicians with a special interest in PD across Africa.

[Frequency of tuberculosis and the impact of immunosuppression in people living with HIV (PLHIV) followed at the Regional Hospital Center of Maradi, Niger].

Objective: Objective of this study was to determine the frequency of tuberculosis (TB) and the impact of immunosuppression in patients living with HIV (PvVIH) monitored at the Regional Hospital Center (CHR) of Maradi.

Methods: That was a retrospective study based on the medical records of PvVIH followed in the infectious diseases department of the CHR of Maradi. All HIV-positive adults were included in regular consultations between January 2013 and September 2018.

[Clinical and Therapeutic Profile and Outcomes of Patients with Tuberculosis at the Regional Hospital of Tahoua, Republic of the Niger].

This study aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic characteristics of patients followed for tuberculosis at the Regional Hospital Center of Tahoua (Niger) as well as their outcomes.We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study from the medical records of patients followed for tuberculosis between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2019. A total of 465 patients were included in the present study (304 men and 161 women; mean age: 30 years).

Transmissible arthritis in a man from Guinea.

We report the case of a 32-year-old man with septic arthritis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae tenosynovitis, diagnosed after joint fluid culture treated with ceftriaxone. It is one of the most frequent causes of purulent septic arthritis in young people in undeveloped countries. Early diagnosis is important to avoid complications.

[Epidemiological, clinical and evolutionary profile of patients with tuberculosis at the Regional Hospital of Maradi, Republic of the Niger].

Introduction: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological, clinical and evolutionary profile of patients treated for tuberculosis at the Regional Hospital of Maradi.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study of data from the medical records of patients treated for tuberculosis from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017.

Results: A total of 595 patients were followed (406 men, 68.

Late-onset spondyloarthritis: a study of 133 patients in Dakar, Senegal.

Reports of late-onset spondyloarthritis in sub-Saharan Africa are sparse. This series allows us to describe the characteristics of this disease in Senegal. This is a retrospective study conducted in the Rheumatology Department of the Dantec University Hospital (Dakar) where we reviewed records of spondyloarthritis cases.

["Handlebar" hernia: a rare type of traumatic parietal hernia].

We report the case of a 20-year old patient with a personal history of fall over his motorcycle handlebar occurring 28 days earlier. He was admitted in emergency surgery with abdominal pain. Clinical examination showed a circular impact area at the level of the left hypochondrium associated with painful swelling, irreducible and with no impulse on coughing The diagnosis of traumatic parietal strangulated hernia was established.