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CT findings in head scans at Moi Teaching and Referral hospital
1Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.
East African Medical Journal
|April 6, 2000
Abstract
Background:
The first CT scanner in western Kenya was launched on 20th February, 1998.
Objective:
To determine the pattern of CT findings in head scans.
Design:
Prospective study over a one year period.
Setting:
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.
Subjects:
Four hundred and ninety five consecutive patients who underwent CT head scans.
Results:
Intracranial haemorrhage was the leading disorder with 17.8%, followed by brain infarcts at 10.5%, hydrocephalus at 6.3% and brain tumours at 5.9%.
Conclusion:
Intracranial disorders secondary to trauma, stroke and their sequelae are major causes of head disease in western Kenya.