title: The pattern of neurological disease at Kenyatta National Hospital.
abstract: A retrospective survey of neurological disease seen at KNH in medical wards and medical outpatients clinics is presented. Neurological diseases constituted 7.5% of all medical conditions seen over that period. Infections especially meningitis were found to be the commonest. The 3 commonest diseases were meningitis (23.1%), epilepsy (16.6%) and cerebrovascular diseases (15.0%). Neurosyphilis, trypanosomiasis, and leprosy only infrequently seen (1-2 cases annually). Multiple sclerosis seen regularly through infrequently since 1981. The trend of the 3 commonest conditions is presented and a downward trend is noted. The mortality patterns for the 3 commonest diseases is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Kwasa
mesh_terms: D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies