Resources & Publications
July 2022
Nigeria
NANS Trauma Committee Document
July 2022
Proposed Standard of Practice and Guidelines on Management of Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and Peripheral Nerve Injury by Neurotrauma Committee. (click the + icon for access)
1. Introduction
2. Pre-hospital Care
3. Assessment in Hospital Accident and Emergency, Emergency Units, or Trauma Centers
4. Imaging
5. Management Plans
June 2021
Nigeria
The Spectrum of Paediatric Neurosurgical Trauma
Vol. 2 No. 2 July – December, 2021
Reliability of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and Leucocyte Count as Monitoring Parameters in Tuberculosis of the Spine (Potts Disease): Evidence from a Prospective Study
Objective: To review the pattern of paediatric neurotrauma in our hospital’s trauma centre. Methods: A retrospective study of all paediatric neurotrauma managed at the National Trauma Centre of the National Hospital Abuja over three years from September 2014 to August 2017. The trauma register was reviewed, and the data for all patients aged 15 years and below were selected. Details regarding biodata, mechanism of injury, and pattern of neurosurgical injury were retrieved and analysed.
June 2021
June 2021
Nigeria
Abstract of Archives of Neurosurgery
Vol 2, No. 1, Jan-June 2021
Evaluation of the accuracy of intraoperative targeting of the subthalamic nucleus,
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Evaluation of the accuracy of intraoperative targeting of the subthalamic nucleus, the zona incerta, and other deep brain nuclei for deep brain stimulation. A single-center retrospective cohort study
Spina bifida (SB) is a disabling congenital abnormality with folic acid (FA) deficiency recognized as a predisposing factor.
Existing literature reports a reduction in its incidence following peri-conception supplementation with Folic acid.
However, there is limited literature on maternal subsequent pregnancy following SB occurrence with regards to awareness and usage of folic acid supplementation and dietary consumption of folate in our local environment.
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Dec 2020
Nigeria
Archives of Neurosurgery In Africa
Vol. 1, No. 1, December 2020
Pattern of Congenital Craniospinal Anomalies Among Neurosurgical Patients In A Tertiary Hospital In Nigeria [click to access]
Division of Neurological Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Taopheeq B. Rabiu, Division of Neurological Surgery, Department of Surgery, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria Tel: 08034954806 E-mail: eshohealth@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Background: Congenital craniospinal anomalies are being reported more often than in the past by various neurosurgical centres in Africa. This study evaluates the patterns of various craniospinal anomalies and their possible risk factors in a new neurosurgical centre in Nigeria.