ArticleeNeurologicalSci2021
Neurological disorders encountered at an out-patient clinic in Ghana's largest medical center: A 16-year review.
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- System-level barriers account for non-compliance to physiotherapy among persons with Parkinson's disease at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana: an explanatory mixed-method study.African health sciences · 2024Article
- Rethinking headache as a global public health case model for reaching the SDG 3 HEALTH by 2030.The journal of headache and pain · 2023Review
- First Case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Ghana: Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource-Limited Setting.Case reports in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWith a rising age of its population, sub-Saharan Africa(SSA) is currently experiencing an unprecedented rise in burden of neurological disorders. There is limited data on the demographic profile of neurological diseases in SSA.
objectiveTo describe the spectrum of neurological disorders at the adult neurology clinic at Ghana's leading medical center.
methodsThis retrospective study was conducted at the adult neurology clinic at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital between 2003 and 2019. We retrospectively reviewed charts of all cases seen at the clinic over the period to document main neurological diagnosis, and captured age and sex of participants. Neurologic diseases were classified using the revised International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems ICD 11 tool.
resultsThere were 7950 patients sought consultation over the period with 7076 having a primary neurological disorder. The mean age ± SD of patients included in the analysis was 43.0 ± 19.8 years with 3777 (53.4%) being males. The frequencies of the top 5 neurological disorders were epilepsy (23.0%), peripheral neuropathies (19.6%), movement disorders (14.7%), cerebrovascular diseases (11.1%) and headache disorders (7.7%). Neurocognitive disorders, autoimmune demyelinating disorders of the nervous system, and motor neuron disorders were infrequently observed.
conclusionA wide spectrum of neurological disorders were encountered in this clinic, similar to previous report from other centers in SSA. There is an urgent need to build local capacity to provide optimal care to meet the demand of the rising burden of neurological diseases in Ghana.
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