ArticleSurgical neurology international2014
Hydrocephalus in children less than 1 year of age in northern Mozambique.
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- Tension hydrothorax due to delayed and spontaneous supradiaphragmatic and intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter in pediatric patient: a rare complication with exhaustive literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Review
- Children hydrocephalus in Togo: etiologies, treatment, and outcomes.Surgical neurology international · 2022Article
- Human toxoplasmosis in Mozambique: gaps in knowledge and research opportunities.Parasites & vectors · 2020Review
- [Hydrocephalus in newborns and infants at the Nouakchott National Hospital].The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Dendritic and Synaptic Degeneration in Pyramidal Neurons of the Sensorimotor Cortex in Neonatal Mice With Kaolin-Induced Hydrocephalus.Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2019Article
- Ethical Dilemmas in Postnatal Treatment of Severe Congenital Hydrocephalus.Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics : CQ : the international journal of healthcare ethics committees · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn developed countries, the incidence of neonatal hydrocephalus ranges from 3 to 5 cases per 1000 live births, but little is known about the frequency of hydrocephalus in Africa. In Mozambique, there is no primary information related to this disorder, but using the above data, the expected incidence of neonatal hydrocephalus would range from 2900 to 4800 cases per year.
methodsThis study is based on 122 children younger than 1 year with neonatal hydrocephalus, followed up between January 2010 and December 2012, their origin and treatment, and aims to evaluate difficulties with diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up in northern Mozambique.
resultsIdentified cases were mainly less than 6 months old (77%), with severe macrocephaly and the classic stigmata of this condition. A high rate of follow-up loss (44.3%) was detected, particularly among children from more distant locations. Our findings contrast with the expected 1000-1700 cases that would occur in the area during the study period, being considerably lower.
conclusionsHydrocephalus is a serious problem in sub-Saharan Africa, whose effects can be minimized by a better organization of the health system in hydrocephalus prevention, referral, and follow-up. New management alternatives to provide treatment to more children with this disorder and reduction of the follow-up difficulties caused due to geographical reasons for the children undergoing treatment are essential.
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