7/ Prevention:
Improve maternal & newborn care.
Vaccinate against meningitis/pneumonia; control malaria.
Use Helmets, seat belts, speed limits, obey traffic, No DUI, @FRSCNigeria
Control blood pressure & diabetes to prevent stroke.
BRAIN SURGERY IS SAFE and its done NIGERIA!!!
@FRSCNigeria 8/ The treatment gap is heartbreaking: up to 75% of people don’t get medicines they need. Stock-outs, distance to/unaware-of care, and stigma keep patients away.
As a neurosurgeon in AKTH Kano, I’ve watched lives transform with proper counseling, one consistent pill or Surgery.
@FRSCNigeria 9/ What you can do: If you or a loved one has seizures → see a doctor Neurologist( adult or paediatric), Neurosurgeon or Neuropsychiatrist.
NB: some brain tumors causes behavioural changes.
Talk openly – share this thread.
Support local clinics for medicine supply.
@FRSCNigeria 10/ Epilepsy is not a curse. It’s a treatable brain condition. With knowledge, affordable meds, and reduced stigma, millions in LMICs can live full, seizure-free lives.
Let’s make that the reality.
Share widely.
End #EpilepsyInLMICs#Neurosurgery#NeurologyForAll#WHO#ILAE
@FRSCNigeria 10/ Epilepsy is not a curse. It’s a treatable brain condition. With knowledge, affordable meds, and reduced stigma, millions in LMICs can live full, seizure-free lives.
Let’s make that the reality.
Share widely.
End #EpilepsyInLMICs#Neurosurgery#NeurologyForAll#WHO#ILAE
I have seen a lot of people recently complaining about relatives suffering from #Epilepsy with some loosing them to the disease.
Here is a thread on it and I hope it will be helpful.
#Neurology#Neurosurgery@Nig_Neurosurge@Nigerian
@FRSCNigeria 9/ What you can do: If you or a loved one has seizures → see a doctor Neurologist( adult or paediatric), Neurosurgeon or Neuropsychiatrist.
NB: some brain tumors causes behavioural changes.
Talk openly – share this thread.
Support local clinics for medicine supply.
1- In the sterile hush where fluorescent lights glare,
I stand with scalpel poised, a silent prayer.
Through skull and dura, the brain’s fragile lace,
I chase the bleed, the tumor, the hidden trace.....