First Cases of Multiple Sclerosis in Niger

We report the first two cases of clinically definite multiple sclerosis in Niger over a period of 20 years (1996-2016). They were a 19-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man, native from Niger, who had never left the country and had recurrently presented sensory and motor disorders and ophthalmologic...

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Published in:	Bulletin de la Société de pathologie exotique (1990) Vol. 111; no. 2; pp. 77 - 80
Main Authors:	Assadeck, H, Daouda, M Toudou, Djibo, F Hassane, Maiga, D Douma, Omar, É Adehossi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 2018
Subjects:	Multiple sclerosis Niamey Niger Magnetic Resonance imaging Hospital Epidemiology Sub-Saharan Africa
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Summary:	We report the first two cases of clinically definite multiple sclerosis in Niger over a period of 20 years (1996-2016). They were a 19-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man, native from Niger, who had never left the country and had recurrently presented sensory and motor disorders and ophthalmologic disorders. The cerebrospinal magnetic resonance imaging had revealed suggestive lesions of multiple sclerosis. After ruling out other etiologies with similar clinical pictures, the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis had been considered in our two patients according to the revised criteria of McDonald 2010.
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ISSN:	1961-9049
DOI:	10.3166/bspe-2018-0019