American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2025

  • Case Report

    Challenges in Diagnosing and Managing Delayed Onset Paroxysmal Generalized Dystonias Associated with Bilateral Thalamic Hemorrhagic Venous Infarction Due to Extensive Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) in a 15-Year-Old Adolescent: A Case Study

    Gloire Chubaka Magala*, Abel Christian Tanoh, Segla Achi Cedric Agbo-Panzo, Muriel Amon-Tanoh, Ahya Nancy Tanya Essoin De Souza, Fiacre Delors Offoumou, Arlette Désirée Aka, Roseline Mohou Felandine Kouassi, Léonard Kouamé Kouassi, Évelyne Aka-Anghui Diarra

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2025
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: 7 December 2024
    Accepted: 23 December 2024
    Published: 9 January 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20251301.11
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    Abstract: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) constitutes less than 1% of stroke occurrences. The prevalence of abnormal movements following a stroke remains unclear, with movement disorders observed after a stroke ranging from 13 to 22% of secondary disorders. Nonetheless, these disorders are present in only 1% to 4% of stroke cases, with dystonias being the m... Show More
  • Research Article

    General Practitioners' Knowledge in the Management of Headaches on First Contact Health Centres in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

    Kouamé Léonard Kouassi*, Kouassi Cyrille Konan, Yves Broh, Stéphane Abbé, Ahya Nancy Essoin, Roxane Beuseize, Nawa Samuel Yeo, Mariam Ouattara-Doumbia

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2025
    Pages: 7-15
    Received: 22 December 2024
    Accepted: 6 January 2025
    Published: 11 February 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20251301.12
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    Abstract: Background: Headaches can be detrimental to patients if they are inadequately managed. Objective: Our aim was to study the diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge of General Practitioners (GPs) in relation to headache. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive, questionnaire-based study of general practitioners from 1 January to 28 February... Show More
  • Research Article

    Evaluation of the Practice of CT-guided Lumbar Infiltration at the Mother Hospital Center Child “The Luxemburg”

    Mariko Mahamane, Camara Mamoudou*, Maiga Abdoul Salam, Diallo Seydou Alassane, Abdoul Nasser Kimba Bana, Keita Adama Diaman, Dena Emmanuel

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2025
    Pages: 16-23
    Received: 5 January 2025
    Accepted: 22 January 2025
    Published: 17 February 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20251301.13
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    Abstract: The objectives of this study were to determine the main indications for CT-guided lumbar infiltrations, to list the clinical picture post-CT-guided lumbar infiltration and to describe the intensity of pain post-CT-guided lumbar infiltration in the radiology department. This was a descriptive study to be collected prospectively over a period of seve... Show More