Lala Bouna Seck’s research while affiliated with Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann and other places

... In addition, to assess any case of coinfection all samples were screened for Human Herpesviruses (HHV) including Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2), Varicella zoster virus (VZV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6) and Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV7) by RT-PCR using the Allplex Meningitis-V1 kit, according to the fabricant's instructions [12]. ...

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An outbreak of atypical hand, foot and mouth disease associated Coxsackievirus A6 in children from Cape Verde, 2023

... 106 Many types of seizures can be provoked by visual stimuli, including most commonly tonic-clonic seizures in about 80% 9 and the remainder with lower prevalence, including absence seizures, 107 tonic seizures, focal seizures from the temporal lobe, 108 myoclonic absence seizures in patients with Dravet syndrome, 109 myoclonic seizures, 110 and idiopathic photosensitive occipital lobe epilepsy (IPOE). [111][112][113][114] Photic-induced myoclonic seizures may be underrepresented in epidemiological studies, since some people seek medical attention only after having a tonicclonic seizure. IPOE 111,112 is on a continuum between focal and generalized seizures and may present with photosensitive absence, myoclonic or tonic-clonic seizures. ...

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Visually sensitive seizures: An updated review by the Epilepsy Foundation

... Nevertheless, etiology maintains similarities with the pattern observed in developed countries, been the sagittal sinus continues also the most affected. Conversely, reports are still limited in other developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where data on incidence, prevalence, and epidemiology remain scarce and significantly differ from those reported elsewhere, establishing infectious etiology as the most common origin [21][22][23][24]. ...

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Neuropsychiatric Manifestations, As a Rare Presentation of Venous Sinus Thrombosis Two Weeks After Cesarean Section: First Report in the Gambia

... Peripheral arterial disease is responsible for ischemia than can lead to ulcers [21]. The high prevalence of arteriopathy in diabetic patient can be explained by the frequency of cardiovascular risk factors (advanced age, alcohol, smoking, arterial hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obesity, sedentary lifestyle) [23,24]. The unfavourable socio-economic level is a factor converging to macrovascular complications of diabetes [4,13]. ...

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Factors Associated with Foot Lesions in Diabetic Patients at Saint-Louis Hospital (Senegal): A Case-Control Study Protocol

... The largest cohort comes from a French study and included 50 patients of families originating from Sub Saharan countries seen in a hospital in Paris over a time period of 36 years [4] . In an African study from Senegal, the manifestations of 16 patients with neuro-Behçet from Dakar were reported [5] . To our knowledge, no previous cases with neuro-Behçet were reported from South Africa. ...

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Neuro-Behçet – Clinical and radiological findings in a Patient of Sub-saharan African origin

... From December 2000 till 31 st December 2019, 622 cases of NMOSD in Africa. Cases originated from 21 countries: 138 from Morocco [8]- [14], 118 from Algeria [15] [16], 95 from Nigeria [17], 118 from Egypt [18] [19], 29 from South Africa [20], 16 from Senegal [21], and 14 from Tunisia [22] [23], and the remaining from 14 other African countries [21] [24] [25] (Table 1). ...

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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders in Africa (A Narrative Review of 622 Cases)

... This receptor-mediated response includes upregulation of genes associated with neurotrophins, neuropeptides, growth factors, extracellular matrix proteins, and fibronectin, all of which play crucial roles in neuroprotection and repair [21]. Furthermore, the combined administration of uridine and cytidine has demonstrated significant efficacy in alleviating pain intensity across various conditions, including diabetic neuropathy, lumbar and cervical pain, as well as trauma-induced compressive injuries [8,22]. Moreover, animal studies also suggest that combining certain B vitamins, such as B1 and B12, may improve neuropathies, enhance motor control, and alleviate both nociceptive and neuropathic pain [8,23]. ...

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Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Addition of a Combination of Pyrimidine Nucleotides and Vitamin B1 and B12 to Standard Treatment in the Management of Painful Radiculopathy and in the Quality of Life of Patients

... The scarcity of neurologists and neurophysiologists in the nation could account for this predicament. 35 Approximately 14.2% of patients had experienced an infectious condition before being admitted to the neurology department. Based on the literature, about two-thirds of cases of GBS are preceded by an acute infection occurring within a period of 3-4 weeks. ...

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An updated review on Guillain-Barré syndrome: Challenges in infection prevention and control in low- and middle-income countries

... La inyección de gadolinio a menudo permite delimitar la zona de ruptura de la barrera hematoencefálica. 8,9 Al inicio, la paciente no presentó signos meníngeos, lo que orientó el diagnóstico hacia un ECV. Según algunos estudios, la rigidez de nuca está presente solo en la mitad de ellos, por lo que no debemos considerar este dato como excluyente.¹⁰ ...

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Rombencefalitis aguda por Listeria monocytogenes: reporte de un caso

... 39,48 Oligoclonal bands were present in only 5% (10/221) of patients in the 12 studies in which they were assessed. [36][37][38][39][40][41][42]45,47,50,52 Treatment ...

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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders in Africa: A Systematic Review