title: [Tuberculosis spondylodiscitis in a neurological service in Nouakchott].
abstract: It is about a retrospective study dealing with the place of tuberculous spondylitis with discitis among medullary wounds hospitalized in our service from January 1995 to June 1998 and their medical care. Twenty reports have been done making: 30.30% of our medullary wounds. We have noted a male prevalence and precocity. The flaccido-spastic paraplegia with sensitive level prevails the clinical chart (45%) this in correlation with thoracic and lumbar localization predominance (75%) at the radiography. All patients have had for their benefit an anti-tuberculous treatment and eleven among them had also tetracosactide (synactène retard). This has allowed us to observe a quick recovery of the motor deficit for nine patients: 81.8% of the patients who have had the therapeutic association; 45% of the whole. No patient had an operation.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Centre Neuro-Psychiatrique de Nouakchott, BP 5252 R.I. Mauritanie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diagana
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Traore
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Badiane
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003366:Cosyntropin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015299:Discitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008435:Mauritania / Q000453:epidemiology; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D003366:Cosyntropin