A neurosurgeon, Dr Charles Ugwuanyi, has warned Nigerians in opposition to dismissing persistent complications as unusual ache.
He mentioned they might generally be signs of great medical circumstances, together with mind tumours and aneurysms.
Ugwuanyi, the chief medical director of Wellington Hospital, Abuja, mentioned individuals who expertise recurring complications, notably people who persist for days or happen on waking within the morning, ought to search medical consideration slightly than depend on painkillers.
He gave the warning at a press convention marking the hospital’s fifteenth anniversary, the place he spoke on neurological circumstances and the necessity for early prognosis and therapy.
According to him, some folks routinely take paracetamol at any time when they expertise complications with out investigating the underlying trigger, a observe that might delay the prognosis of doubtless severe circumstances.
He mentioned the hospital had identified a number of circumstances of mind tumours and aneurysms amongst sufferers who offered with persistent complications.
Ugwuanyi defined that the mind controls a number of capabilities of the human physique, making early investigation of circumstances affecting it notably vital.
He mentioned fashionable diagnostic gear, together with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerised tomography (CT) scans, was important for figuring out abnormalities within the mind and backbone earlier than surgical procedure.
The neurosurgeon additionally highlighted epilepsy as one other neurological situation that requires larger public consciousness, warning that stigma typically prevents sufferers from searching for medical consideration.
He mentioned epilepsy might be managed with medicine, whereas some circumstances have been appropriate for surgical therapy, urging affected individuals and their households to not conceal the situation.
Ugwuanyi additional recognized hypertension and diabetes as main well being considerations, warning that poorly managed circumstances might contribute to kidney harm.
He additionally cautioned in opposition to the indiscriminate use of painkillers, notably medicine comparable to ibuprofen, indomethacin and naproxen, noting that their misuse might hurt the kidneys.
The CMD urged Nigerians to bear common medical checks, notably blood strain and blood sugar assessments, and keep away from self-medication.
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