The Patterns of Clinical Presentations of Cerebellar Syndromes among Adult Sudanese Patients
Sudan j. med. sci
; 4(2): 116-122, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
Cerebellar syndromes are one of the commonest neurological diseases.Objectives:
To study the patterns of clinical presentations of cerebellar syndromes and to identify the possible causes.Methods:
This is a prospective hospital based; cross-sectional study. One hundred adult Sudanese patients with cerebellar syndromes were included in the study during the period from January 2006 January 2007.Results:
The most common age group affected was 18 - 25 years.Male to female ratio was 1.51unsteadiness on walking was the most common symptom (83).Gait-ataxia was the most common sign (83). Cerebrovascular disease was the most common etiology (25).Conclusion:
Cerebellar syndromes are not rare in Sudan.However; they were diagnosed more commonly at the central regions of the country probably because of more awareness of patients and better facilities for diagnosis.The age of onset; the male predominance; the presentation and clinical findings were not different from reported literature.This also goes for the common causes apart from alcohol which is a strikingly rare as a cause in this study and could be accounted for the implementation of Elshariya (Islamic laws) Laws in Sudan
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Main subject:
Cerebellar Diseases
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Risk Factors
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Adult
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Sudan j. med. sci
Year:
2009
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Article