Central nervous system lesions in Malawian children: identifying the treatable

被引：3

作者：

Mitra, Dipayan ^{[1
]}

Kampondeni, Sam ^{[2
,3
]}

Mallewa, Mac ^{[4
]}

Knight, Thomas ^{[1
]}

Skinner, Roderick ^{[1
]}

Banda, Kondwani ^{[2
,3
]}

Israels, Trijn ^{[5
]}

Molyneux, Elizabeth ^{[2
,3
]}

Bailey, Simon ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Great N Childrens Hosp, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England

[2] Queen Elizabeth Cent Hosp, Blantyre, Malawi

[3] Colleg Med, Blantyre, Malawi

[4] Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust, Coll Med, Blantyre, Malawi

[5] Vrije Univ Amsterdam Med Ctr, Amsterdam, Netherlands

来源：

TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2012年 / 106卷 / 09期

关键词：

Brain tumour; Infection; MRI scan; Central nervous system; BURKITT-LYMPHOMA;

D O I：

10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.06.001

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In Malawi, children with central nervous system (CNS) turnouts are seldom able to be treated with curative intent. A study was undertaken of 29 children who underwent CNS MRI during a two year period. A combination of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diagnoses were noted, seven of which were revised on review. As a result an effective system has been set up for remote urgent review to guide prognosis and treatment. The opinion of a paediatric neuro-radiologist greatly assists in differentiating infectious and non infectious causes of CNS lesions and can enable the local team to effectively triage patients. Crown Copyright (c) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：567 / 569

页数：3

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