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Risk factors of stroke recurrence in a low income country: case of Senegal (P6.289)
Conclusions:Stroke recurrence is relatively frequent in Senegal. Frequently, patients are irregularly followed up sometimes because of the unavailability of neurologists and neurology unit in peripheral regions and the cost of treatment. Effort should be done to improve the management of cardiovascular risk factors.Disclosure: Dr. Gams Massi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Nyassinde has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Massi, D. G., Nyassinde, J. Tags: Prevention of Cerebrovascular Disease Source Type: research

Neurology in Africa
"Ex Africa semper aliquid novi [Out of Africa always something new]," wrote the Roman historian Pliny the elder. Neurology in Africa is no different, with the recent emergence of new diseases ranging from HIV to konzo. Historically, neurology in Africa has been included under the heading tropical neurology or neurology in the tropics and is well-reviewed by Poser and Poser.1 Some of the earliest descriptions of the more common neurologic disorders (ND), including stroke, migraine, paralysis, and seizures, come from ancient Egypt and Greece. These accounts include diseases like lathyrism, which occurs in temperate as well a...
Source: Neurology - August 11, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Howlett, W. P. Tags: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES Source Type: research

Cost of stroke in low and middle income countries: a systematic review
ConclusionCosts of stroke are variable because of heterogeneous healthcare systems prevailing in low and middle‐income countries. Length of hospital stay and stroke severity appear to be the main predictors of cost. Understanding the costs of stroke in low and middle‐income countries is important. However, the evidence remains limited because there is a lack of standardized research. Future research should focus on using a uniform method across low and middle‐income countries for estimating the costs of stroke.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - July 7, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Paramdeep Kaur, Gagandeep Kwatra, Raminder Kaur, Jeyaraj D. Pandian Tags: Review Source Type: research