Mohamed Lamine Touré, Foksouna Sakadi, Mamady Mory Keita, Guelngar Carlos Othon, Souleymane M'bara Diallo, Thierno Hamidou Baldé, Francois Dago Kassa, Bademba Diallo, Mandandi Hinima, Mariama Boubacar Diallo, Sanny Yaya Aminou, Namory Camara, Juste Milman Kadji, Mahadi Konaté, Fode Abass Cissé, Amara Cissé
INTRODUCTION: In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the clinical and progressive diagnostic certainty of AIDS dementia is difficult to establish due to under-medicalization and delays in consultation and especially the diversity of etiologies of demented states. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We carried out a retrospective study of 196 patients hospitalized for dementia syndrome between 2016 and 2021 in the neurology department of the University Hospital of Conakry. The criteria labeled in this study are those retained by the DSM-IV and the classification of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) developed in accordance with the WHO...
October 28, 2023: European Journal of Medical Research