2020
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.184.18750
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Hydrocéphalie du nouveau-né et du nourrisson au Centre Hospitalier National de Nouakchott

Abstract: L´hydrocéphalie du nouveau-né et du nourrisson constitue un facteur important de mortalité et de morbidité dans les pays en voie de développement avec des moyens diagnostiques et thérapeutiques limités. Cette étude avait pour objectif de rapporter notre expérience dans la prise en charge de cette pathologie en Mauritanie. Il s´agissait d´une étude rétrospective portant sur 126 dossiers d´enfants d´âge compris entre 0 et 24 mois, pris en charge pour hydrocéphalie dans le service de neurochirurgie du CHN de Noua… Show more

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“…This predominance was also found in the Barry's study [15] and Tapsoba [18]. By contrast, in the Salem-Memou series [19] in Mauritania, the female sex was predominant. The predominance of the male sex was reported by several studies.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 72%
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“…This predominance was also found in the Barry's study [15] and Tapsoba [18]. By contrast, in the Salem-Memou series [19] in Mauritania, the female sex was predominant. The predominance of the male sex was reported by several studies.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 72%
“…It is considered to be a method of choice for the evaluation of the newborn at risk, being, in most cases, the only method necessary [25]. In our study, it could be performed in 20 newborns (51.3%), a higher rate than that found by Salem-Memou in Mauritania [19]. The CT scan is the gold standard to affirm the ventricular dilation, its topography and to suspect the etiology.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 58%
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