- Request received07/06/2024
- Checked & confirmed31/01/2025
- Fundraising31/01/2025
- Treatment provided21/03/2025
- Invoice paid17/04/2025
- Case closed06/05/2025
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
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Odetunji S., 8
Report publishedNervous system
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$145
About nervous system
Traumatic Brain injury may affect a person's ability to function in their everyday life. Despite initial hospitalization and inpatient rehabilitation services, about 50% of people with TBI will experience further decline in their daily lives. Some may die within 5 years of their injury. Patients with this, may also develop frequent seizure. A seizure is centered around the command of the brain. It is a sudden, uncontrolled burst of electrical activity in the brain. this burst is instrumental to changes in behavior, movements, feelings, balance, response and levels of consciousness.
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Osogbo Central Hospital
Osogbo central Hospital is located at Oke-Baale, adjacent Nawarudeen Grammar School, along Ibokun Road, Osogbo, Osun State.
Background
Odetunji Sofiat is an eight-year-old girl who lives with her parents and two siblings in two rooms at Awo, Egbedore Local Government area of Osun State. She is in primary two and loves school, and people around her love her, especially those who knew her when she was much younger before the incident that turned this around. She was well until she accidentally fell from a height while leaning on a net, which was not vital to support her weight. She landed on the ground and sustained a head injury. Since the incident, her clinical condition and well-being have significantly deteriorated. She was hospitalized and diagnosed having seizures disorders, and traumatic brain injury: brain hematoma, irrational behavior. Several tests, like Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), CT, X-rays, etc, were prescribed. Due to the low income of the parents, which is averaged at N15,000 monthly, it did not help to take care of Sofia's treatment, which keeps deteriorating every month. Currently, she is experiencing seizure disorders, imbalance, restlessness, space-occupying lesion. On presentation at our facility, upon thorough evaluation of the child, Traumatic Brain Injury was diagnosed with complications such as seizure disorders. The child requires Neurological intervention upon Helpster's approval.
Medical history
An 8 year old girl suffering from a Traumatic Brain injury presented at the facility series of investigation were conducted including crainal CT Scan to rule out all abnormalty in the brain. She well managed and discharged to out patient clinic for supsequent visit.
Prognosis
Seizure Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Hematoma, Irrational Behaviour. Proper Investigations And Imaging Will Help Give The Right Approach And Treatment Option Of The Patient. Investigations: Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomography, Chest Xray. Most patients with a mild traumatic brain injury, commonly known as a concussion, recover fully within a few weeks, but some do not recover within the expected two-week to three-month timeframe probably due to age factor. Around 30% of patients continue to experience symptoms for months or even years after the concussion Enriched environment and voluntary physical exercise show promise in promoting functional outcome after TBI, and should be evaluated alone or in combination with other treatments as therapeutic approaches for TBI.
