[Contribution of computerized tomography in the diagnosis of XXXX in Nouakchott, Mauritania].

@entity1 @entity64 @entity101 @entity548 @entity63 @entity6 @entity177 @entity1188 @entity1410 @entity1662 @entity385
This prospective study was focused on the radiological features of @entity64 and the recent contribution of computerized tomographic scan (CT scan) to diagnosis of hospitalized @entity64 @entity1 . All @entity1 admitted for @entity64 to the Neurology Department of the Nouakchott Hospital between January 1, 1996 and June 30, 1997 were enrolled in this study. @entity1 were divided into two groups, i.e. CT group including @entity1 that underwent CT scan during hospitalization and control group including @entity1 that did not undergo CT scan for financial reasons. The etiology of @entity64 (35.1% of hospitalizations) was @entity63 in 52% of cases and @entity548 in 48%. There were more @entity1 than @entity1 and mean age was 60 years for @entity385 versus 56 years for @entity64 . Only 8% of @entity1 presented documented @entity6 . Deep @entity1188 accounted for 52% of @entity385 including large-artery @entity1188 in 61.2% and lacunar @entity1188 in 38.8%. Superficial @entity1188 usually involved the territory supplied by the superficial sylvian artery. Intraparenchymal @entity1410 accounted for 78% of @entity64 in relation with the high incidence of arterial @entity101 (65.2%). The most common locations were capsulo-lenticular (55%) and capsulo-thalamic (39%). @entity64 -related mortality was high (20.3%) especially in @entity1 presenting @entity1662 and @entity177 . By allowing more accurate assessment of lesions, CT-scan improved @entity1 management and therapeutic outcome.
