[Neurological complications of chronic alcoholism: study of 42 observations in Guinea].
Neurologic disorders related to chronic alcoholism in traditional areas of Guinea are frequent, but reports about them are rare. We conducted the first study in Guinea on this subject and retrospectively collected 42 cases of neurologic manifestations related to alcoholism over a 7-year period. The standard findings of the literature were confirmed in our population: peak frequency after the age of 40 years (82.8%) and clear male overrepresentation (M/F sex ratio: 13/1). All the standard signs and symptoms are reported, with a clear predominance of alcoholic polyneuropathy and hepatic encephalopathy. The study of nutritional status by both body mass index (BMI) and the Detsky criteria showed that these patients were severely malnourished. The brain MRI was a crucial contribution for diagnosing the standard central nervous system complications of alcoholism: Gayet Wernicke encephalopathy, Marchiafava-Bignami disease, Korsakoff syndrome, central pontine myelinolysis, and cerebellar degeneration.
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Service de psychiatrie CHU Donka.
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Keita
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Diallo
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Camara
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Konate
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Konate
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Conde
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Diallo
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Nyassinde
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Djigue
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Camara
Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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Koumbassa
Service de neuro-imagerie clinique A. Paré Conakry.
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Service de neurologie CHU I. Deen, 3368 Conakry, Guinea.
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D000328:Adult; D020268:Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D016701:Guinea; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
alcoholism; guinea; neurological complications