ArticleEgyptian journal of neurosurgery2020
Starting a neurosurgical service in a Southern Nigeria rural community. Prospect, challenges, and future-the Irrua experience.
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- Overview of pediatric hydrocephalus in Nigeria: A systematic review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of a visiting consultant neurosurgeon: The Nigerian experience.World neurosurgery: X · 2023Article
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy versus ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion for the management of pediatric hydrocephalus in African centers - A systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical neurology international · 2022Review
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Abstract
Neurosurgical services is an essential component of tertiary level of health care, this field is still evolving in Nigeria with lack of material and manpower. There is a near complete absence of neurosurgeons in the rural communities in Nigeria with over 95% resident in urban area. Starting a neurosurgical services takes a huge sacrifice from the neurosurgeon who is faced with a decision to do something in the presence of a near absence of material and manpower, and in turn circumvent processes with extra burden so as to ensure he/she provides leadership with respect to patients care and assists in the training of allied surgeons and other healthcare staffs to mitigate against morbidity and mortality. Our research is aimed to highlight the total number of patients attended to in the neurosurgical unit, challenges, prospect, and future.
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