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RevieweNeurologicalSci2021

Neuropathic pain in Mali: The current situation, comprehensive hypothesis, which therapeutic strategy for Africa?

Youssoufa Maiga, Oumar Sangho, Fatoumata Konipo, Seybou Diallo, Souleymane Dit Papa Coulibaly, Modibo Sangare, Yann Péréon, Bernard Giumelli, Martin Sanou, Awa Coulibaly and 11 more

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Review in eNeurologicalSci, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. A neuropathic pain scale is effective in identifying neuropathic pain.American journal of translational research · 2025
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Editorial: Women in science: neuropathic pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Youssoufa MaigaDepartment of Neurology, Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
Oumar SanghoFaculty of Medicine, University of Technical Sciences and Technologies, Bamako, Mali.
Fatoumata KonipoFaculty of Medicine, University of Technical Sciences and Technologies, Bamako, Mali.
Seybou DialloDepartment of Neurology, Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
Souleymane Dit Papa CoulibalyFaculty of Medicine, University of Technical Sciences and Technologies, Bamako, Mali.
Modibo SangareFaculty of Medicine, University of Technical Sciences and Technologies, Bamako, Mali.
Yann PéréonLaboratoire d'Explorations Fonctionnelles, Centre de Référence Maladies Neuromusculaires Atlantique-Occitanie-Caraïbes, Hôtel-Dieu, CHU de Nantes, France.
Bernard GiumelliFaculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Nantes, France.
Martin SanouFaculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Nantes, France.
Awa CoulibalyDepartment of Neurology, Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
Salimata DialloDepartment of Neurology, Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
Mariam DaouDepartment of Neurology, Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
Zoumana TraoréService de Neurologie, Hôpital du, Mali, Bamako.
Mohamed AlbakayeDepartment of Neurology, Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
Hamar A TraoréFaculty of Medicine, University of Technical Sciences and Technologies, Bamako, Mali.
Cheick Oumar GuintoFaculty of Medicine, University of Technical Sciences and Technologies, Bamako, Mali.
Madani OuologemService de Neurologie, Hôpital du, Mali, Bamako.
Callixte Kuate-TegueuDépartement de Médecine Interne et Spécialités, FMSB, Université de Yaoundé 1, Cameroon.
Didier BouhassiraINSERM E-332, Centre d'Evaluation et de Traitement de la Douleur, Ambroise Paré Hospital, 9, avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92 100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
Robert CowanDepartment of Neurology, Stanford University, California, USA.
Julien NizardLaboratoire de Thérapeutique (EA3826), Faculté de Médecine de Nantes, Nantes, France.
Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako · MLLaboratoire de Thermique et Energie de Nantes · FRNantes Université · FRUniversity of Bamako · MLCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes · FRInserm · FRStanford University · USUniversité de Yaoundé I · CM

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAccording to the taxonomy of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP 2011), neuropathic pain (NeuP) is defined as " METHODOLOGY: This was a retrospective and cross-sectional study, carried out in two phases: (1) compilation of the files of patients according to the ICD-11, over a period of 24 months (2) a second prospective phase regarding the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) of general practitioners and neurologists in regard to NeuP. The focus of the first phase of the study was the files of the patients who had undergone a consultation at the Gabriel Touré UHC. The second phase of the study focused on the general practitioners (Community Health Centers (comHC) of Bamako) and neurologists (Malian or not).

resultsOver the period of the study, 7840 patients were seen in consultation in the Department of Neurology, of whom 903 for NeuP, thus amounting to a NeuP frequency of 11.5%. Women accounted for 58.9% (532/903), with a sex ratio of 1.4. Using a comparative normal law, the difference in frequency was statistically significant between males and females ( DISCUSSION/

conclusionThis work confirms that NeuP is encountered frequently in current practice, and its optimal management will involve specific training of carers and improvement of access to the medications recommended in this indication. In light of this issue, we revisit the debate regarding the concept of essential medications and the relevance of taking into account effective medications for the treatment of NeuP.

Indexed as

AfricaChronic painDN4 questionnaireIntegrative medicineMaliNeuropathic painPain management

Identifiers

PMID33537467
PMCPMC7841313
OpenAlexW3121054971

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