title: Acute parasitic and other infectious myelopathies in the tropics: 26 cases at the University Hospital in Conakry.
abstract: In tropical countries, laboratory-confirmed diagnostic certainty of parasitic and other infectious causes of acute myelopathy is difficult because of a shortage of medical professionals and consulting delays. We performed a retrospective study of 168 patients hospitalized for spinal disorders between 2007 and 2013 and identified 26 diagnosed with acute non-compressive myelopathy of presumed sudden onset. An parasitic or other infectious cause was established for all. A preliminary clinical infection preceding the development of neurologic signs was reported for 22 patients (84.6 %). Neurological signs were limited to the existence of a progressive sensorimotor symptomatology with sphincter disorders.
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, CHU de Conakry, Guinée.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Cisse
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, CHU HKM, 06 BP2378 Cotonou, Benin / Service de neurologie, CHU de Conakry, Guinée.
authors.forename: W A E
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ekué
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, CHU de Conakry, Guinée.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, CHU de Conakry, Guinée.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, CHU de Conakry, Guinée.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Touré
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, CHU de Conakry, Guinée.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cissé
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016701:Guinea; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Infection; Marrow; Myelopathies; Parasites-Conakry