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Twenty four patients (female and male) were evaluated for short stature at the University College Hospital; Ibadan; Nigeria; over a seven years period. The causes of short stature were linked to various diseases. Although comprehensive hormonal data were not available in most of these patients; the clinical descriptive study is the first attempt at reporting some of the causes of short stature in Nigerians
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The invention of the computerised tomography scanner - a product of modern bio-medical technology has significantly enhanced the diagnosis capability of physicians in the management of brain disorders. Despite the development of newer neuro-radiological equipment; the CT scanner remains a most invaluable diagnostic tool and should be given priority consideration in health vote allocation