Open AccessA preliminary survey of central nervous system tumors in Tema, Ghana
Author(s) -
N B Andrews,
Rommel Ramesh,
TL Odjidja
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v22i2.27942
Subject(s) - medicine , myelography , headaches , retrospective cohort study , radiology , neurofibroma , paraplegia , surgery , spinal cord , psychiatry , neurofibromatosis
In January 2000, the first ever neurosurgical program in Tema was established. This preliminary survey was conducted for the following purposes. 1) to determine the relative frequencies of the various histopathological types of CNS tumors. 2) To relate the occurrence of the various types of CNS tumors to age, sex, symptoms, neurologic findings and location. 3) to review the current use of neurodiagnostic modalities.