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ArticleClinical case reports2026

The Ethical Cost of Delay: Lessons From an Acute Haemorrhagic Neurological Emergency in a Low-Resource Setting.

Kwasi Asare Boadi, Dennis Awedam Achio, Eunice Wilberforce A Achio

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Kwasi Asare BoadiAsunafo-South District Hospital Ahafo Region Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7327-2048
Dennis Awedam AchioUniversity of Ghana Medical Centre Accra Ghana.
Eunice Wilberforce A AchioUniversity of Ghana Medical Centre Accra Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prompt recognition and early intervention are critical in the management of intracerebral hemorrhage. This case demonstrates how system-level diagnostic and referral delays in a low-resource setting can worsen outcomes, underscoring the ethical imperative for coordinated emergency pathways and equitable access to neurosurgical care.

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case reportemergency referral pathwayshealth system ethicsintracerebral hemorrhageintraventricular hemorrhagelow‐resource settingstroke care delays

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PMID42368370
PMCPMC13304226

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