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Epidemiology of dementia in Central Africa (EPIDEMCA): protocol for a multicentre population-based study in rural and urban areas of the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo.

SpringerPlus

Guerchet M, Mbelesso P, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Pilleron S, Desormais I, Lacroix P, Aboyans V, Jésus P, Desport JC, Tchalla AE, Marin B, Lambert JC, Clément JP, Dartigues JF, Preux PM.
PMID: 25045613
Springerplus. 2014 Jul 03;3:338. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-338. eCollection 2014.

BACKGROUND: The worldwide population is ageing and the proportion of elderly aged 60 and over is expected to dramatically rise in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC). The epidemic of dementia will not spare those countries, where the largest...

From the social representation of the people with dementia by the family carers in Republic of Congo towards their conviction by a customary jurisdiction, preliminary report from the EPIDEMCA-FU study.

International journal of geriatric psychiatry

Kehoua G, Dubreuil CM, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Guerchet M, Mbelesso P, Dartigues JF, Preux PM.
PMID: 27018503
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2016 Nov;31(11):1254-1255. doi: 10.1002/gps.4474. Epub 2016 Mar 27.

No abstract available.

Erratum to: Epidemiology of dementia in Central Africa (EPIDEMCA): protocol for a multicentre population-based study in rural and urban areas of the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo.

SpringerPlus

Guerchet M, Mbelesso P, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Pilleron S, Desormais I, Lacroix P, Aboyans V, Jésus P, Desport JC, Tchalla AE, Marin B, Lambert JC, Clément JP, Dartigues JF, Preux PM.
PMID: 27213129
Springerplus. 2016 May 05;5:562. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-2094-8. eCollection 2016.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-338.].

Vision Impairment and Adverse Health Conditions in Congolese Older People: A Population-Based Study.

Gerontology

Gbessemehlan A, Edjolo A, Helmer C, Delcourt C, Mbelesso P, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Samba H, Kehoua G, Dartigues JF, Houinato D, Preux PM, Guerchet M.
PMID: 34315162
Gerontology. 2021 Jul 27;1-10. doi: 10.1159/000517044. Epub 2021 Jul 27.

INTRODUCTION: In sub-Saharan Africa, many older people experience vision impairment (VI) and its adverse health outcomes. In this study, we examined separately the association between VI and each adverse health conditions (cognitive disorders, vision-related quality of life [VRQoL], and...

Focus of Ongoing Onchocerciasis Transmission Close to Bangui, Central African Republic.

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

Smet E, Metanmo S, Mbelesso P, Kemata B, Fodjo JNS, Boumédiène F, Ekwoge HT, Yangatimbi E, Ajzenberg D, Badibanga O, Preux PM, Colebunders R.
PMID: 32365847
Pathogens. 2020 Apr 30;9(5). doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050337.

Recently, there were anecdotal reports of a high number of persons with epilepsy, including children with nodding seizures in the Landja Mboko area located about 9 km from the capital city Bangui, Central African Republic. We suspected the area...

Vision Impairment and Adverse Health Conditions in Congolese Older People: A Population-Based Study.

Gerontology

Gbessemehlan A, Edjolo A, Helmer C, Delcourt C, Mbelesso P, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Samba H, Kehoua G, Dartigues JF, Houinato D, Preux PM, Guerchet M.
PMID: 34315162
Gerontology. 2021 Jul 27;1-10. doi: 10.1159/000517044. Epub 2021 Jul 27.

INTRODUCTION: In sub-Saharan Africa, many older people experience vision impairment (VI) and its adverse health outcomes. In this study, we examined separately the association between VI and each adverse health conditions (cognitive disorders, vision-related quality of life [VRQoL], and...

Why does Africa have the lowest number of Neurologists and how to cover the Gap?.

Journal of the neurological sciences

Kissani N, Liqali L, Hakimi K, Mugumbate J, Daniel GM, Ibrahim EAA, Yewnetu E, Belo M, Wilmshurst J, Mbelesso P, Ragab AH, Millogo A, Massimo L, Naji Y.
PMID: 34982975
J Neurol Sci. 2021 Dec 29;434:120119. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120119. Epub 2021 Dec 29.

PURPOSE: Neurology is one of Africa's central and noble specialties due to the frequency of its related diseases. Through this study we: -1-described the status of neurologists in Africa in terms of numbers,-2-listed the reasons and discussed how to...

Is dependent personality disorder associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Central Africa? A result from the EPIDEMCA programme.

International psychogeriatrics

Pilleron S, Clément JP, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Mbelesso P, Dartigues JF, Preux PM, Guerchet M.
PMID: 25177857
Int Psychogeriatr. 2014 Sep 01;1-10. doi: 10.1017/S104161021400180X. Epub 2014 Sep 01.

ABSTRACT Background: To date, no studies have examined the relationship between cognitive disorders and personality disorders. Our aim was to investigate the association between dependent personality disorder (DPD) and cognitive disorders in Central Africa. Methods: Between 2011 and 2012,...

Corrigendum: Dementia-associated mortality and its predictors among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa: results from a 2-year follow-up in Congo (the EPIDEMCA-FU study).

Age and ageing

Samba H, Guerchet M, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Mbelesso P, Lacroix P, Dartigues JF, Preux PM.
PMID: 28087559
Age Ageing. 2018 Mar 01;47(2):319. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx011.

No abstract available.

People with Dementia in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Support to Abuse by Caregivers: Results of EPIDEMCA-FU Program in Congo.

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extra

Kehoua G, Dubreuil CM, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Guerchet M, Mbelesso P, Dartigues JF, Preux PM.
PMID: 31097954
Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra. 2019 Apr 03;9(1):163-175. doi: 10.1159/000489846. eCollection 2019.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Dementia is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In SSA, the stigma suffered by people with dementia (PWD) can be strongly linked to pejorative social representations, interfering in social relationships with informal caregivers. The objective...

Self-Reported Vision Impairment and Frailty among Older People with Low Cognitive Performance in Central Africa: EPIDEMCA Population-Based Study.

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

Gbessemehlan A, Kehoua G, Helmer C, Delcourt C, Tchalla A, Mbelesso P, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Dartigues JF, Houinato D, Preux PM, Guerchet M.
PMID: 34808622
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2021;50(4):326-332. doi: 10.1159/000518601. Epub 2021 Oct 14.

INTRODUCTION: Very little is known about the impact of vision impairment (VI) on physical health in late-life in sub-Saharan Africa populations, whereas many older people experience it. We investigated the association between self-reported VI and frailty in Central African...

Why does Africa have the lowest number of Neurologists and how to cover the Gap?.

Journal of the neurological sciences

Kissani N, Liqali L, Hakimi K, Mugumbate J, Daniel GM, Ibrahim EAA, Yewnetu E, Belo M, Wilmshurst J, Mbelesso P, Ragab AH, Millogo A, Massimo L, Naji Y.
PMID: 34982975
J Neurol Sci. 2021 Dec 29;434:120119. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120119. Epub 2021 Dec 29.

PURPOSE: Neurology is one of Africa's central and noble specialties due to the frequency of its related diseases. Through this study we: -1-described the status of neurologists in Africa in terms of numbers,-2-listed the reasons and discussed how to...

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