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Clinical and etiological profile of epilepsy at the regional hospital center of Tahoua (Niger): A 4-year retrospective study.

Moussa Toudou-DaoudaAbdoul Kadir Ibrahim-Mamadou
Published in: Brain and behavior (2021)
The study shows a predominance of infectious causes, particularly cerebral malaria. We found a high proportion of epilepsies with unknown etiologies with incomplete workup. The RHC of Tahoua should facilitate access to the CT scan for people with epilepsy to improve etiological diagnosis investigation.
Keyphrases
  • computed tomography
  • healthcare
  • dual energy
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • contrast enhanced
  • emergency department
  • brain injury
  • cerebral ischemia
  • pet ct