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Michael Magoha.

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27 days

Deception: An Introduction to the Neuroscience of deception. Full video here:

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Consultants sneaking out of clinic when they see residents.

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Proud to have presented at the successful Inaugural Paediatric Heamatooncology workshop this week, discussing paediatric brain tumours.Organised by the Kenyatta National and the amazing Paediatricians and Haematooncologists Irene Nzamu, Yvonne Mbithi,Cathy Mwendo amongst others.

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Story time; Hydrocephalus. #hydrocephalusawareness

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What is intracranial pressure?

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With all this digital noise,It’s easy to forget that all great things come from dreams and humble beginnings. Thank you for starting.

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Congratulations to all the post graduates and undergraduates. Now you get to decide what type of Drs you get to be(serious Dr, funny Dr, strict Dr ) regardless of you choice the only important one is Good Dr. As long as you keep trying to do that, you’ll be great. Be blessed all.

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We are grateful for those who have come before and those who continue to steward, good or bad we know that, we are only here because those before did not give up.

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To all the medics working over the holidays,take heart and remember why you are doing this, to give others a chance with their family members. Be blessed all. Happy holidays.

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They may not be much, but at least they are mine. If any of these help even one person then I am blessed. You can complain about any situation or you can try and change it.(The latter is always more fun.)

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2 years

Here are some essentials of the Neonatal Neurological examination. Click on link for full video.

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2 years

Brain tumours are some of the most common solid tissue tumours in children and headache is usually one of the earliest symptoms. Here is some of what to look for.

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2 years

Fun fact the average publication costs 35 USD to get access to, what happens when you have to review 15 on a singular subject? That’s where these sites come in.

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2 years

You cannot mandate productivity without providing tools for people to be their best. A tool is no replacement for a craftsman. Here are some useful ones.

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2 years

Good luck to the finalists starting exams tomorrow. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity and you have prepared for the past 6+ years. Be blessed.

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What is Spondylosis?

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3 years

Sometimes you just have to try, and if you are lucky, you might be noticed by likeminded people willing to help.

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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much, If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

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2 years

Cranial demoid cysts are some of the most common paediatric skull tumours. They arise from entrapment of ectodermal elements along lines of embryonic closure.

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Here is a helpful framework to get things started.

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2 years

Find out how to mitigate your risk factors for developing a stroke within your lifetime here. Click on the link for the full video on YouTube.

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2 years

If you are considering getting pregnant, start folic acid supplementation prior to pregnancy to avoid Neural tube defects like Spina Bifida. Click on link for full video. @SpinaBifidaAssn

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The midline suboccipital approach can be used to access vascular, neoplastic, and developmental pathologies of the cerebellar hemispheres, vermis, fourth ventricle, brainstem,and foramen magnum.

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1 year

What is Hydrocephalus? The pathology that gives infants larger than Normal heads?

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Emergency Management of status epilepticus. Click on the link for full video.

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Here is a refresher on Brain death determination. Click on the link for the full video.

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The human hand is a miracle in itself. Here is a quick neurological exam of the hand. Click on the link to see the full video.

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2 years

Not everything that results in sudden collapse with signs on imaging is a stroke. Sometimes it is something a little more familiar.

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No clinician can work alone, focusing on building effective healthcare teams, definition of health care errors and establishing team outcomes goes a long way in decreasing medical errors (it doesn't matter how good you are if your team is useless).

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3 years

The coalition of Christmas pyjamas shall not defeat us.

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3 years

How do you safely access the fourth ventricle?

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10 months

Happy Spina Bifida Awareness Month. #spinabifidastrong

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'Spina Bifida is a spectrum of illnesses that one is born with.' #YourWorld @lubembe_winnie

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2 years

The 12 Cranial nerves are delicate structures susceptible to damage by mechanical trauma or ischemia during intracranial and extracranial surgery. In selected cases we monitor them to preserve function and prevent injury to them when clinical examination is not possible.

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11 months

What is a Laminectomy? And why is it a common recommended treatment for back pain? Find out here.

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2 years

When you ask a junior resident if they made a mistake.

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Spina bifida is an easily preventable birth defect in which the spinal column fails to form during fetal development. Unfortunately this tends to happen early when mothers are unaware they are pregnant.Peripartum folic acid supplementation is crucial in its prevention.

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1 year

Have you heard of the pituitary gland? A tiny gland at the base of the brain responsible for regulating a lot of the body's hormonal functions including growth, metabolism and reproduction? This is how it is formed. #pituitary #healthawareness

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Did you know that CT scans of the head are a commonly used diagnostic tool to detect a range of conditions affecting the brain, including tumours, bleeding, and infections? These scans use X-rays to produce detailed images of the brain. Here is a normal CT Head. #brainhealth

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Michael Magoha.

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2 years

Here is something you might find useful as we mover into examination season.

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3 years

Volume 1.

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7 months

Merry Christmas! Whatever you are, whatever you do, remember to take care of someone else apart from you. God bless.

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3 years

Do not ignore any headache that is progressively getting worse, persistent,is worse early in the morning, exacerbated by lights, change in position, valsalvas manoeuvre associated with neck stiffness and vomiting not preceded by nausea. #InternationalBrainTumourAwarenessWeek

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5 months

Did you know that excessive alcohol use shrinks your brain? This is know as brain atrophy. Full video here

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1 year

Mentorship is important.

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1 year

Exciting to have medical students represented in this year's conference! Hats off to @steph_apondi and @Faisal_M_Nagy from the University of Nairobi for their excellent presentations on Neurosurgery. #SSKConf2023 #DayTwo @mmagoha @amsunuonbi

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1 year

Thank you KTN for highlighting some of the work our team of local and international partners and faculty have been striving towards making Kenya a centre of Neurosurgical excellence and training. @UoN_FHS

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3 years

I am humbled by your continuous support,thank you!! Call 0715 476 805. To get your copy.Have a blessed day.

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3 years

It’s Friday, please wear a seat belt. Be safe and avoid over speeding.

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2 years

Studying of images and knowledge of surgical anatomy is vital for good post operative outcomes. Every good surgeon does the surgery mentally multiple times prior to cutting the patient.

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11 months

KNH-UoN Webinar: Overview of Childhood brain tumours in the ongoing Paediatric Oncology Series. Register here:

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2 years

Sylvian fissure dissection allows exposure of the structures around the anterior circle of Willis, parainsular regions, mesiobasal temporal lobe, and interpeduncular cisterns, with minimal retraction of the normal brain parenchyma.

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1 year

What is the “Mickey Mouse Sign” in Obstructive hydrocephalus?

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3 years

Vol.III

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2 years

Clonus is a series of involuntary, rhythmic, muscular contractions, and relaxations. It may be caused by interruption of the upper motor neuron fibers such as by trauma, stroke, multiple sclerosis, or by metabolic alterations such as severe hepatic failure or serotonin syndrome.

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3 years

Five simple facts about brain tumours. #braintumourawarenessmonth

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2 years

We are back, are you coming to the tree?

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3 years

Thanks @kyansimire this is amazing!! God bless 🙏🏾. I shall be applying for the Avengers Sub Saharan branch. Keep me in your prayers 😅😂🤣.

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Cortical mapping is an invasive procedure in which electrical stimulation is applied briefly to the cortical surface for the purpose of identifying areas critical for sensory, motor or language function, during surgery of eloquent areas.

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1 year

Things just got interesting.

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3 years

Sphenoid Wing meningiomas are slow growing tumours that typically present with gradual proptosis(eye bulging), impaired extraocular movements and loss of facial sensation. #internationalbraintumourawarenessweek #braintumourawarenessweek #braintumourawareness

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2 years

Management of Post Operative Diabetes Insipidus. Click on the link for full video

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The importance of symmetry in CT scan interpretation.

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2 years

What is a Complete Spinal Cord injury? Find out more here.

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1 year

Although it might be comforting to think that there are different types of intelligences, the good news is “Intelligence” is not distinct entities but a broader ability to be able to learn multiple things I.e: You can be good at math,science and good at art.(You are limitless).

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Without selective interest,experience is utter chaos. Your focus determines your reality.

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Surgery is only one step in the management of malignant(aggressive) brain tumours. #braintumourawareness #braintumourawarenesskenya

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3 years

Caseating tuberculous granulomas are well defined focal masses caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis(TB),this is one of the most severe morphological forms of TB. In 2019 TB was reported as the 5th leading cause of death in Kenya by the Ministry of health.

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Meningiomas are the commonest brain tumours in Kenya.Let’s not give up and fight brain tumours together. There is hope after the diagnosis.We are here and we care. #internationalbraintumourawarenessweek #braintumourawarenessweek #braintumourawareness #braintumourawarenesskenya

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When loss of motor function is of significant concern in either cranial or spinal surgery. Intra-operative TCMEP monitoring is a significantly reliable method for preventing postoperative motor palsy in both cranial and spinal surgery.

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Laminoplasty which is widely used spinal surgery, esp in cases of intradural tumour and lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS),can preserve the posterior arch of the spine, protect paraspinal muscles, and prevent postoperative instability, epidural adhesion and kyphotic deformities.

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3 years

Case based learning: Choroid plexus Carcinoma.

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1 year

"May is Brain Tumour Awareness Month, and I want to shed some light on craniopharyngiomas - rare brain tumours that can occur in both children and adults.These tumours develop near the pituitary gland and can affect vision, growth, hormone levels, and more. Let's spread awareness

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“The workhorse”.The characteristics of this approach in its current form include drilling the sphenoid wing as far down as the superior orbital fissure with or without removal of the anterior clinoid, thinning the orbital roof, and opening the Sylvian fissure and basal cisterns.

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Regardless of how straightforward a surgical case is. Minimisation of blood loss via good haemostatic techniques is a core tenet of paediatric neurosurgery.

Cranial Dermoid Cyst

Cranial dermoid cysts are some of the most common paediatric skull tumours. They arise from entrapment of ectodermal elements along lines of embryonic closur...

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The trans-sulcal dissection is a safe and effective approach. Through which it is possible to reach deeply seated lesions. It preserves the motor functions, provides a larger field of view, minimizes the need of brain retraction during surgery, and keeps the gyral layers intact.

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The Sylvian fissure Is the fissure that divides the temporal lobe from the parietal and frontal lobes. The ability to dissect Sylvian fissures is crucial in microneurosurgery. A favorable prognosis requires the sylvian fissure to be opened safely and precisely.

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2 years

What does tumour surgery without a scalpel or a even a wound look like? It’s called Cyberknife(Image guided robotic radiosurgery). Click link for full video

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1 year

Neuroscience of Grit part 1: The basics. Grit is a combination of passion and perseverance in an effort to achieve long-term goals. Full video on YouTube #grit #neuroscience

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A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself. Here is a short editorial on mentorship in surgery.

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How do you preserve sensation during surgery? The identification of Rolandic (eloquent) cortex with the use of intra-operative SSEP monitoring enables the neurosurgeon to tailor the surgery to achieve a greater extent of resection while minimizing the risk of morbidity.

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See you at the 5th Annual conference of the Society of Neuro-oncology Sub Saharan Africa Happening in Nairobi!! Open to all interested in the management of brain tumours!!

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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgery to remove a herniated or degenerative disc in the neck. An incision is made in the throat area to reach and remove the disc. A graft is inserted to fuse together the bones above and below the disc.

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(TLDR: You can learn anything at any age) Neuroplasticity, the brain’s extraordinary ability to rewire and adapt, is the secret sauce behind our remarkable learning journeys. Let’s break it down and discover how it propels us to new heights! #brainhealth #learning

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Blunt Cerebrovascular injuries are rare but potentially devastating events. Find out more here.(Full video on YouTube)

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Be safe this holiday, unless you want to meet one of us.

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(TLDR: Forgiveness is literally good for you)Did you know that forgiveness which is a cognitive and emotional process that is a function of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (part of the frontal lobe) is directly responsible for a net positive health effect.

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Posterior communicating artery aneurysms are a common site of aneurysms, accounting for up to 45.9% of all aneurysms(in multiple series), and have a high rupture rate. Oculomotor nerve palsy is a common clinical manifestation due to their adjacent anatomical relationship.

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There are over 150 types of brain tumours. Oligodendrogliomas are a type of glioma that are believed to originate from the oligodendrocytes of the brain or from a glial precursor cell. Full video on YouTube here

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Case Based Learning:Cranial Epidermoid Cyst.

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@_JoshuaOnsase Thats why science trumps opinion.

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The anterior communicating artery (Acom)aneurysm is one of the most complex of all cerebral aneurysms.The subfrontal approach provides an efficient avenue to the AComm region, which reduces opening and closing friction and still yields a comprehensive operative window for access.

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Professional advocacy on prevention and awareness of Spina bifida. Will go a long way in preventing this defect and hopefully inspire multisectorial efforts in helping those affected by the illness in Kenya. #spinabifida

Demystifying Spina Bifida | Health Diary

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The EAJNS

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The official launch of the East African Journal of Neurological Sciences 🎊🥳 @vcuonbi @mmagoha @pmaseghe @GlobalNeuroSurg @EAANSHQ @WFNSHQ

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Let's raise awareness about ependymomas - a rare type of brain and spinal cord tumour that affects both children and adults. (You are not alone) #EpendymomaAwareness #BrainTumourAwareness #SpinalCordTumourAwareness "

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What is Spina bifida? And what is it’s association with folic acid and pregnancy? #spinabifida #spinabifidaawareness

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