National Hospital Niamey

Growing skull fracture: Delayed presentation, surgical management, and review of the literature

Background: Growing skull fracture (GSF), also known as post-traumatic leptomeningeal cyst, is a rare late complication of a linear skull fracture in young children. It requires an underlying dural tear with progressive herniation of arachnoid membrane and/or brain tissue. Case D...

Assessment of the risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are public health issues. The association of COPD and OSAS, called overlap syndrome, increases morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the proportion of medium-to-high...