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Body Fluids/virology , Ebolavirus/isolation & purification , Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/virology , Lactation , Mothers , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Adult , Ebolavirus/genetics , Female , Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/blood , Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/urine , Humans , Infant , Milk, Human/virology , RNA, Viral/analysisABSTRACT
The paper focuses on analysis of incidence of neurotrauma in economically underdeveloped country such as Republic of Guinea. It is found that leading etiology of central nervous system injuries are road accidents and indoor traumatism. Investigation of system of medical care revealed its poor condition and severe defects which prevent practical application of evidence-based recommendations for management of traumatic brain injury in underdeveloped countries including Republic of Guinea. Development of multiplanar strategy of control of neurotrauma is required which can be achieved only in case of massive governmental and international aid.
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Trauma, Nervous System/epidemiology , Female , Guinea/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Trauma, Nervous System/etiology , Trauma, Nervous System/prevention & controlABSTRACT
An exhaustive study has been carried out in the rural development community (DRC) of Frilguiagbe, located at 115 km from Conakry in the Conakry-Kindia highway. It concerns a population of 23,442 inhabitants divided into 3,047 households. The survey was carried out at three levels:--community level;--health centres;--traditional healers. In the household survey made between 2002 and 2003, 175 snakebites cases were recorded. In health centres, only two (2) cases were recorded from 1993 to 2003. On the other hand, 80% (=140) of the cases registered in the households have consulted a traditional healer. On the whole, there were 9 deaths (5%). Such a result shows that the collect of information from the consultation registers is not appropriate to appraise the importance of envenomations in our country.
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Snake Bites/epidemiology , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Data Collection , Female , Guinea/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Rural HealthABSTRACT
After a broadcast information on the availability of antivenom serum in Guinea Pasteur Institute (GPI), 76 snakebites victims have been admitted to the health centre of GPI within 11 months (October 2003-September 2004), 48 of whom were in a serious condition. In addition, 13 deaths occurred during the transport of the victims, i.e. a total incidence of 89 cases. Among these cases, 84% of the bites occurred during farming works (clearing, weeding, harvesting). Among the 76 victims who came alive at GPI, 9 of them did not present any envenomation. The 67 other victims have systematically received antivenom serum with a 100% recovery rate.
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Antivenins/therapeutic use , Snake Bites/therapy , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Guinea , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To present the preliminary results of neuropsychological assessment for children with congenital and acquired hemiparesis with or not seizures. METHODS: Nine children at a age of 5 and 14 years old, were studied individually by one battery of test to neuropsychological assessment of cognitive function, language, gnosia, praxia visuo-motor and memory processing and emotional aspect. RESULTS: Children with hemiparesis demonstrated minimal or severe cognitive dysfuctions, impaired language abilities, poor visuo-motor and memory processing and alteration in emotional aspect. Acquired hemiparesis with seizures in childhood had a severe cognitive deficits, but congenital hemiparesis with or not seizures the neuropsychological assessment demonstrate minimal or moderate cortical deficits. CONCLUSIONS: Theses preliminary results demonstrated that congenital or acquired hemiparesis associated or not with seizures present cortical dysfuctions. The worst results was observed in acquired hemiparesis with epileptic seizures.
