The Burden of Inpatient Neurologic Disease in a Tropical African Hospital
| Autor: | KI Eyong, S. Chinenye, U. E. William, R. P. Ephraim, E. E. Philip-Ephraim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent Nigeria Teaching hospital Young Adult Patient Admission Cost of Illness Retrospective survey Case fatality rate Humans Medicine Neurologic disease Hospitals Teaching Intensive care medicine Stroke Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Inpatients business.industry Medical record Meningoencephalitis General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Peripheral neuropathy Neurology Female Neurology (clinical) Nervous System Diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 40:576-579 |
| ISSN: | 2057-0155 0317-1671 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0317167100014694 |
| Popis: | Background:Neurologic disorders represent a major burden of disease globally and the spectrum ranges from noncommunicable disorders like stroke and neurodegenerative disorders to central nervous system infections.Objective:The purpose of the study is to assess the burden of neurological diseases in a tropical environment.Methods:A one year retrospective survey of neurological diseases seen at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, was evaluated using patients' medical record.Results:Neurological diseases constituted 24.2% of all medical conditions seen over a one year period. Stroke was found to be the commonest cause of admissions accounting for 42.1% of the cases followed by peripheral neuropathy (13.8%) and meningoencephalitis (7.2%). The immediate case fatality rate was 33.6%. Fifty two percent were discharged home with various levels of recovery while 12.5% left against medical advice. About 2% were referred to other tertiary health institutions.Conclusion:The pattern of neurologic diseases in the local medical wards was not remarkably different from those observed in Nigeria and elsewhere. Stroke remains the most frequent cause of neurologic admissions and mortality in this region is same as observed elsewhere. |
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