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A 30 Year Review of Paediatric Central Nervous System Malignancies in Jamaica: 1978–2007

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.165
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Synopsis: 
The epidemiologic profile of paediatric Central Nervous System (CNS) malignancies in Jamaica shows an overall female preponderance in marked contrast to worldwide data which shows a male preponderance. Of all the subtypes, the embryonal tumours showed the most striking female preponderance.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To describe the epidemiologic features of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms in Jamaican children.

Accepted: 
12 Dec, 2017
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e-Published: 18 Jan, 2018

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Stroke Subtypes on Imaging in a Jamaican Population: A Hospital-based Study

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261–4
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A retrospective review was done of stroke subtypes seen on CT and MRI at the University Hospital of the West Indies during a three-year period. The most common stroketype was ischaemic infarct followed by intracerebral bleed.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To examine the pattern of stroke subtypes found on Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Kingston, Jamaica.

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e-Published: 18 Sep, 2013

Intra-abdominal Lymphangioma: An Unusual Lesion in an Adult Woman

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418–19
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e-Published: 23 Jul, 2013

Intrathoracic and Pelvic Extramedullary Haematopoiesis in Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report

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540–3

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e-Published: 04 Jul, 2013
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