Spectrum of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients with Head Injury in a Nigerian Population
Chukwuani Anselm Ejike,
Omiyi David Oselumenosen,
Eneje Obinna Franklin
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2017
Pages:
92-94
Received:
16 May 2017
Accepted:
24 May 2017
Published:
7 July 2017
Abstract: Head injury is a pressing public health concern the world over. Head injury and associated traumatic brain injury (TBI) usually result in neurocognitive impairments and psychological health issues especially when underlying chronic sequalae are not promptly diagnosed and managed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been found to be the most sensitive imaging modality for the evaluation of lesions secondary to head injury. This study examined the spectrum of MRI findings in head injury cases in a population within South western Nigeria. A prospective study of MRI findings in 163 patients who presented to the radiology department of a foremost teaching hospital in South-western Nigeria with clinical history of head injury was undertaken for a period of 2 years (from January 2015 to December 2016). The following data were obtained and studied: demographic data, clinical history and MRI findings. The MR images were obtained with a 1.5Tesla Siemens MR Scanner. Both T1-weighted and T2-weighted MR imaging protocols were performed for all the patients. The MR images were acquired by the radiographers and interpreted by consultant radiologists. 121 (74.23%) of the subjects were males while 42 (26.76%) were females. Road traffic accident (RTA) (n = 87, 53.37%) was the major cause of head injury sustenance in more than half of the entire cases evaluated. The most common MRI findings are subdural haematoma (n = 41, 25.14%); cerebral contusion (n = 27, 16.56%); subarachnoid haemorrhage (n = 19, 11.65%); cerebral infarction (n = 12, 7.36%); skull fracture (n = 11, 6.74%); cerebral atrophy (n = 10, 6.13%) and multiple sclerosis (n = 7, 4.30%). The least common findings are leucoencephalopathy (n = 5, 3.06%) and retained bullet (n = 5, 3.06%). Magnetic resonance imaging is a paramount imaging modality in the diagnosis of lesions secondary to head injury. Thus the need to make MRI facilities more available in healthcare settings of developing countries, like Nigeria, is re-emphasised.
Abstract: Head injury is a pressing public health concern the world over. Head injury and associated traumatic brain injury (TBI) usually result in neurocognitive impairments and psychological health issues especially when underlying chronic sequalae are not promptly diagnosed and managed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been found to be the most sensit...
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Impact of Women Circumcision on Mental Health
Mohammad-Hossein Biglu,
Alireza Farnam,
Parvaneh Abotalebi
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2017
Pages:
100-105
Received:
14 May 2017
Accepted:
24 May 2017
Published:
10 July 2017
Abstract: Female genital mutilation / cutting is a damaging traditional procedure, that affects the psychosomatic wellbeing of women and girls all over the world. It has short-term and long-term of psychological, sexual and physiological effects on women. The objective of current study was to measure the mental health of circumcised women and compare them with non-circumcised women in Kurdistan province of Iran. A total number of 208 married women (104 circumcised-women and 104 non-circumcised-women) those who referred to the healthcare centers for vaccination, midwifery, or family planning services in Kurdistan province of Iran, were selected as the population of study. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was administered among the participants for data gathering. Gathered Data was analyzed using the soft-ware package of SPSS version 23 by utilizing independent t-test. P-value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. The findings indicated that there was a major difference in the term of mental well-being between two groups of circumcised and non-circumcised women. The study concluded that circumcised women lose the pleasure of their life as a consequence of female genital mutilation/ cutting. Awareness about mental and psychical status of circumcised women could help them to be prevented from FGM/C procedures.
Abstract: Female genital mutilation / cutting is a damaging traditional procedure, that affects the psychosomatic wellbeing of women and girls all over the world. It has short-term and long-term of psychological, sexual and physiological effects on women. The objective of current study was to measure the mental health of circumcised women and compare them wi...
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