Article, Ajoutée
le 23/02/2017 11:41
PURPOSE: Estimate the prevalence of epilepsy in the 15 years and older in Benin.
METHODS: We used a random multistage sampling design to select a representative sample of the 15 years and older in Benin. From March to May 2010, people were screened [...]
YEMADJE LUCE-PERRINE [1],
HOUINATO DISMAND [2],
BOUMÉDIÈNE FARID [3],
NGOUNGOU EDGAR BRICE [4],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [5],
DRUET-CABANAC MICHEL [6],
Article, Ajoutée
le 23/02/2017 11:20
BACKGROUND: Few data are available on migraine among students in Africa. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of migraine and describe its clinical features and associated conditions among students of the Faculty of Health Sciences of [...]
ADOUKONOU THIERRY [1],
HOUINATO DISMAND [2],
KANKOUAN JUDITH [3],
MAKOUTODE MICHEL [4],
PARAISO MOUSSILIOU [5],
TEHINDRAZANARIVELO ALAIN [6],
VIADER FAUSTO [7],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [8],
Article, Ajoutée
le 23/02/2017 11:19
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AVODE DOSSOU GILBERT [1],
BOUTEILLE B. [2],
HOUNGBE FABIEN [3],
ADJIEN KODJO CONSTANT [4],
HOUINATO DISMAND [5],
HOUNTONDJL A. [6],
DUMAS MICHEL [7],
Article, Ajoutée
le 23/02/2017 11:18
In serum and in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) with central nervous system involvement, we detected autoantibodies directed to some proteins from these tissues. The characterization of antigenic prote [...]
AYEDOUN Z. [1],
BRINDEL I. [2],
BOUTEILLE B. [3],
VAN MEIRVENNE N. [4],
DOUA F. [5],
HOUINATO DISMAND [6],
DUMAS MICHEL [7],
JAUBERTEAU M. O. [8],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 10:45
BACKGROUND: Data on dementia from low- and middle-income countries are still necessary to quantify the burden of this condition. This multicenter cross-sectional study aimed at estimating the prevalence of dementia in 2 large cities of Central Africa [...]
GUERCHET MAËLENN [1],
M'BELESSO PASCAL [2],
MOUANGA ALAIN M. [3],
BANDZOUZI BÉBÈNE [4],
TABO ANDRÉ [5],
HOUINATO DISMAND [6],
PARAÏSO NOEL MOUSSILIOU [7],
COWPPLI-BONY PASCALE [8],
NUBUKPO PHILIPPE [9],
ABOYANS VICTOR [10],
CLÉMENT JEAN-PIERRE [11],
DARTIGUES JEAN-FRANÇOIS [12],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 10:16
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The population of Benin is, like those of most developing countries, aging; dementia is therefore a major concern. Our goal was to estimate the prevalence of dementia in an elderly population living in urban Benin.
METHODS: In a cro [...]
PARAÏSO NOEL MOUSSILIOU [1],
GUERCHET MAËLENN [2],
SAIZONOU JACQUES Z. [3],
COWPPLI-BONY PASCALE [4],
MOUANGA ALAIN M. [5],
NUBUKPO PHILIPPE [6],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [7],
HOUINATO DISMAND [8],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 10:11
[...]
ADOUKONOU THIERRY [1],
DJAGOUN E. [2],
TOGNON-TCHEGNONSI FRANCIS [3],
SEGO-SOUNON D. [4],
KOUNA-NDOUONGO PHILOMÈNE [5],
HOUINATO DISMAND [6],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 10:05
The burden of chronic and neuropathic pain is high making it an important public health problem. The epidemiology is not well known in the general population in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to determine the prevalence of chronic pain with a neuropath [...]
ADOUKONOU THIERRY [1],
GNONLONFOUN DIEU-DONNÉ [2],
KPOZEHOUEN ALPHONSE [3],
ADJIEN KODJO CONSTANT [4],
TCHAOU B. [5],
TOGNON-TCHEGNONSI FRANCIS [6],
ADECHINAN H. [7],
COVI RICHMINE [8],
HOUINATO DISMAND [9],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 09:25
We read Dr. Chin's1 article describing the current situation in Mulago Hospital in Uganda. We have also sounded the alarm on this problem.2 Recent data show a stroke prevalence of 4.6/1,000 in our country, Benin.3 With an estimated population of 9 mi [...]
ADOUKONOU THIERRY [1],
HOUENASSI DÈDONOUGBO MARTIN [2],
HOUINATO DISMAND [3],
CHIN JEROME H. [4],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 08:47
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BHALLA DEVENDER [1],
AZIZ HASAN [2],
BERGEN DONNA [3],
BIRBECK GRETCHEN L. [4],
CARPIO ARTURO [5],
CAVALHEIRO ESPER [6],
CHIVORAKOUN PHETVONGSINH [7],
HELEN CROSS J. [8],
HOUINATO DISMAND [9],
NEWTON CHARLES R. [10],
ODERMATT PETER [11],
RAVAT SANGEETA [12],