TITLE:
A Case of Multiple Sclerosis to Gabon: Myth or Reality!
AUTHORS:
Ibrahima Aissata Camara, Lansana Laho Diallo, Philomène Kouna Ndouongo
KEYWORDS:
Multiple Sclerosis, Gabon
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.6 No.8,
August
7,
2019
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Multiple sclerosis is a neuro-inflammatory demyelinating disease rare in Africa south of the Sahara. Objective: The objective of this work is to describe multiple sclerosis in African black women from Gabon and to list the principles of care. Observation: We report the case of a Gab-onese girl, 21 years old, with no particular history, who had multiple scle-rosis following a decrease in visual acuity for six months associated with tingling and motor deficit of the lower right limb. Protein electrophoresis and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) advocated multiple sclerosis. Conclusion: This observation highlights the fact that multiple sclerosis is a rare condition in black African countries and its discovery must always be considered as a diagnosis of elimination.