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@entity1 @entity1688 @entity1690 @entity5697 @entity295 @entity2858 @entity3500 @entity5 @entity602 @entity16 @entity1511 @entity1745 @entity451 @entity4720
From December 1990 to December 1993, 130 @entity1 who had a lesion localized to the spinal cord were admitted to the Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Addis Ababa. These @entity1 accounted for 18.0% of all neurological admission to this department. The male/male female ratio was 1:8:1; the mean age was 40 years for these @entity1 ; 52% were from Addis Ababa City and 48% of them were coming from the rest of the country. Paraparesis or @entity451 (77%) and @entity1688 or @entity1688 (23%) were the commonest presenting complaints. Sensory level, @entity1690 and bedsores were found in 70%, 54% and 14% of the cases respectively. @entity1511 was found to be the leading cause accounting for 35 (26.9%), and @entity2858 @entity602 was the second common type accounting for 22 (16.9%) of @entity602 . Metastatic @entity1745 , tropical @entity3500 , (progressive @entity1745 ), @entity4720 , primary @entity5 and @entity5697 were also not uncommon. Death related to @entity295 or other causes were documented in 14 (10.8%). Follow-up was arranged on discharge, and only 45 (38.8%) @entity1 were able to attend at least once the neurology referral clinic. @entity602 is an important @entity16 and currently @entity2858 associated @entity602 has become the second important presumed cause.
