Journal of Multiple Sclerosis
ISSN - 2376-0389NLM - 101654564
Christian Napon
Burkina Faso
Case Report
Multiple Sclerosis in West Africa, about a Case Confirmed at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Author(s): Alfred Anselme Dabilgou, Christian Napon, Benilde Teinture-Kambou, Julie Marie Adelaïde Kyelem, Alassane Dravé and Jean KaboreAlfred Anselme Dabilgou, Christian Napon, Benilde Teinture-Kambou, Julie Marie Adelaïde Kyelem, Alassane Dravé and Jean Kabore
Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the main demyelinating inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. It usually affects young female adults between 20 and 40 years old, during professional activity period. Diagnosis is based on combination of the clinical presentation, the white-matter abnormalities on MRI, the CSF and the evoked potentials, making differential diagnosis of MS. Treatment of MS intend to prevent relapses and to delay progressive aggravation of the disease. Through this case report, the authors show that multiple sclerosis is a disease present in sub-Saharan Africa.
Case presentation: This is a case report of a 25-year-old Burkinabe, hospitalized in the department of neurology on 13th September 2014 for motor deficit of the four limbs developing progressively without fever over three weeks. The medical history f.. View More»
