CT findings in head scans at Moi Teaching and Referral hospital.
BACKGROUND
The first CT scanner in western Kenya was launched on 20th February, 1998.


OBJECTIVE
To determine the pattern of CT findings in head scans.


METHODS
Prospective study over a one year period.


METHODS
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.


METHODS
Four hundred and ninety five consecutive patients who underwent CT head scans.


RESULTS
Intracranial haemorrhage was the leading disorder with 17.8%, followed by brain infarcts at 10.5%, hydrocephalus at 6.3% and brain tumours at 5.9%.


CONCLUSIONS
Intracranial disorders secondary to trauma, stroke and their sequelae are major causes of head disease in western Kenya.
Elias
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Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D009017:Morbidity; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012621:Seasons; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*