G. A. Rahman

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Migration through the Anus in a Child: Case Report and Management Algorithm

Baba Alhaji Bin Alhassan, Kwasi Agyen-Mensah, G. A. Rahman & C. S. J. D. Makafui · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2020

Aims: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement is one of the commonest procedures undertaken by neurosurgeons to manage patients with hydrocephalus. Although shunt migration through bowel and exteriorization per anus is rare, it’s associated with about 15% mortality. Presentatio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i330382

Kernohan-Woltman Notch Phenomenon in Chronic Subdural Hematoma: An under-Diagnosed Phenomenon?

M. Asante-Bremang, B. A. B. Alhassan, E. O. Ofori, S. Yussif, K. Agyen-Mensah, G. A. Rahman, P. K. Mbroh & K. M. Edzie · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2021

Introduction: Kernohan-Woltman notch phenomenon is a neurological picture of mydriasis and hemiparesis/ hemiplegia ipsilateral to a supratentorial mass lesion causing compression of the contralateral cerebral peduncle against the tentorial edge.  The aim of this paper is to repor...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i2131139

Renal Oncocytoma: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

E. O. Ofori, B. A. Bin Alhassan, K. Akakpo, E. G. Imbeah, A. Asante-Asamani, P. Maison & G. A. Rahman · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2020

Introduction: Renal oncocytomas are benign tumours arising from the intercalated cells of the collecting ducts and account for 3% to 7% of primary renal tumours. It was first described by Zippel in 1942. Oncocytomas are mostly asymptomatic and often discovered incidentally. They...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530412