[Brown Sequard syndrome revealing a cervical pott's disease associated with a retropharyngeal abscess].

A 37-year-old patient was admitted for a left progressive left-hand hemiparesis associated with left C4-C5 neuralgia preceded by inflammatory neck pain for 04 months and dysphagia for 02 weeks. Magnetic resonance imaging showed C3-C5 spondylodiscitis lesions with epidural abscess and predominantly left lateralized compression of the spinal cord and retropharyngeal abscess. The patient was operated for incision and drainage of the retropharyngeal abscess through the oral cavity and Koch bacillus was demonstrated from the aspirate by molecular technique GeneXpert.

[Medication-overuse and chronic headaches in Brazzaville: patients' profile and therapeutic approach].

Introduction: Medication-overuse headaches (MOHs) are the least studied of all headaches in Africa.

Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study in order to describe our experience with patients placed in Neurology Outpatient observation in Brazzaville over a period of 4 years, from September 2010 to August 2014. All patients with chronic primary headaches, according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) (2nd edition), were included in the study.

[Prevalence of albuminuria in sickle cell disease patients at the Campus university hospital of Lome, Togo].

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of albuminuria in sickle cell disease patients at the Campus University Hospital of Lome.

Patients And Method: Albuminuria was assessed by the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) in sickle cell disease individuals who attended the outpatient consultation in their steady state.

Results: The prevalence of albuminuria was 21% (14/67).

High Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the Age Range of 20-39 Years Old Individuals in Lome.

Background: Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It affects all women and men irrespective of age. Although sub-Saharan Africa is an area of high prevalence of this disease, data on the prevalence of acute and chronic HBV infections in this region remain to be widely documented.

Psychiatric disorders in persons aged 60 years or older treated as inpatients ou outpatients in hospitals in Togo: epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic aspects.

The objective of this study was to describe the social, demographic, and clinical profile of inpatients and outpatients 60 years or older treated for psychiatric disorders. This descriptive and analytic retrospective study took place at the inpatient and outpatient psychiatry departments at two university hospital centers in Lomé: Campus and Sylvanus Olympio of Lomé. It included patients aged 60 years or older seen during the 10-year period 2004-2013 who met ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disease.

[Knowledge of hepatitis B virus among outpatients consulting in the hepatogastroenterology department at the Lome Campus University Hospital].

Goal: To evaluate the knowledge abouthepatitis B virus (HBV) infection of patientsconsulting in the hepatogastroenterology department.

Materials/methods: This prospective, descriptive, and analytic study took place over a two-month period among outpatients in this department of the Lome Campus University Hospital.

Results: The study included 276 patients, predominantly male.

[Tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis (TELC) and allergic management: a preliminary study in Togolese children].

Purpose: To study the impact of certain allergens on the manifestations of tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis (TELC) in Togolese children.

Methods: This is a 3-year prospective study of 36 Togolese children with acute recurrences of TELC after 1 to 5 months of remission. Skin prick tests were conducted with five perennial respiratory allergens (dust mites, paper mites, roaches, dog and cat, grass pollen) and three food allergens (egg, peanut, shrimp).

[Hemoglobin anomalies at the university hospital center in Lome, Togo].

Togo is a sub-Saharan African nation with a number of public health problems including endemic tropical disease. The country is also located in the Lehmann sickle cell belt characterized by a high incidence of genetic red blood cell disorders. The purpose of this study was to identify the main hemoglobin variants, evaluate their incidence and discuss diagnostic pitfalls.