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Ceratitid fruitflies infesting fruit crops in Kenya
(Cambridge University PressDepartment of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1994)Between 1984 and 1988, a survey of fruit-infesting ceratitid fruitflies was conducted in 11 agricultural districts in Kenya. Samples of up to 18 different fruit crops were examined for infestation. The four species of ... -
The cereals chain in Kenya: actors, reforms and politics.
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Nairobi, 1995)The cereals production and marketing chain has stood at the centre of conflicts between donors and the Kenyan government since the beginning of the 1980s. The chain is extremely important to the Kenyan government because ... -
Cerebellar ataxia and papilloedema in chronic relapsing Guillain-Barré syndrome (a case report and review of the evidence for possible central nervous system involvement).
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1980-06) -
Cerebellar parameters in developing 15 day rat pups treated with propylthiouracil in comparison with 5 and 24 day old
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy and physiology, 2001)ETHODS: Propylthiouracil (PTU) was fed to rat dams during mating, pregnancy and nursing and their pups in drinking water. Consequently hypothyroxinemia was induced in the dams and the developing foeti during prenatal ... -
Cerebral amyloid beta protein deposits and other Alzheimer lesions in non-demented elderly east Africans.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1996-04)There is little knowledge of the existence of Alzheimer disease (AD) or Alzheimer type of dementia in indigenous populations of developing countries. In an effort to evaluate this, we assessed the deposition of amyloid ... -
Cerebral artery hypoplasia in a select adult Kenyan population
(Thieme Medical Publishers, 2019-07)Background Hypoplasia of cerebral arteries predisposes to stroke and cerebral aneurysms which have an increased incidence in sub-Saharan Africa. The frequency and pattern of cerebral artery hypoplasia, however, shows ... -
Cerebral cysticercosis in two cows and the incidental finding of meningioma in one of them
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya, 1969-06)No abstract available -
Cerebral infarction and left ventricular mass: a clinical and echocardiographic study.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988-06)One hundred and two stroke patients were studied. Thirty-three (32 per cent) were hypertensive by the WHO criteria. Eighty-three (83 per cent) had cerebral infarction and three patients suffered from spontaneous intracerebral ... -
Cerebral malaria -- its management.
(School of medicine, 1994)Cerebral malaria is the main cause of death in severe Plasmodium falciparum infection and is one of the most important medical emergencies. No conclusive theory exists on the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria, although it ... -
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Sporadic and Familial Alzheimer Disease
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. Biological definitions of AD are limited to the cerebral burden of amyloid β plaques, neurofibrillary pathology, and neurodegeneration. However, current evidence ... -
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a report of two cases
(2010)Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is an uncommon yet potentially life threatening condition which is often under-diagnosed or misdiagnosed because of the variability of the clinical signs and symptoms. The imaging findings ... -
The Cerebro-placental Ratio as a Prognostic Factor of Foetal Outcome in Patients with Third Trimester Hypertension
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy can cause complications in both the maternal and fetal circulations resulting in poor fetal outcome. These circulations can be safely and non-invasively assessed using arterial ... -
Cerebrospinal fluid lactic acid levels in meningitides in children
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Cerebrospinal fluid markers to distinguish bacterial meningitis from cerebral malaria in children.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background. Few hospitals in high malaria endemic countries in Africa have the diagnostic capacity for clinically distinguishing acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) from cerebral malaria (CM). As a result, empirical use of ... -
Cerebrovascular accidents (strokes) in young normotensive Africans: a preliminary report of a prospective survey.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1979-12) -
Cerebrovascular accidents in 207 Kenyans; general peculiarities and prognosis of stroke in an urban medical centre.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Education, 1985-05) -
Certain aspects of metabolism in myopathies induced by methylsalicylate intoxication in the dog.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971) -
Cervical and vaginal shedding of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected cells throughout the menstrual cycle
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1998-10)Cervical and vaginal secretions from 17 women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) were evaluated daily through the course of one menstrual cycle for HIV-1 DNA (21-31 visits per woman). HIV-1-infected ... -
Cervical cancer can be controlled
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,, 2001)Not Available