Hassan First University of Settat, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technologies, Settat 26000, Morocco.
Hassan First University of Settat, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Department of Biology, Settat 26000, Morocco.
Pan Afr Med J. 2023 Dec 11;46:99. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.46.99.33297. eCollection 2023.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a major health concern worldwide. Currently, systematic TBI studies in North Africa are lacking. Nevertheless, they are highly needed to ameliorate TBI outcomes and increase survival rates among TBI patients. Through this systematic review, we aimed to characterize the progress in TBI research in North Africa and analyse the literature on TBI in the region in the last two decades. A review of North African articles was performed over 22 years (2000-2021) and the required data were collected using keywords: "traumatic brain injury", "traumatic brain damage", "traumatic head injury", and "traumatic head damage". Abstracts were screened, and selected eligible studies were reviewed independently by two reviewers. The review included 22 studies within the 59,204, 63,083, and 45,918 records that were identified between 2000 and 2021 through Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed, respectively. The proportion of the total global TBI records that relate to North Africa was less than 1%. Overall, the indices show low progress in the number of new records occurring every year in North Africa and all the records in North Africa were produced after the year 2004. The results show that North Africa has witnessed a low production in TBI research, and the progress is far from being equal to other regions. Production of scientific publications, providing the required information and raising awareness about complications resulting from TBI on individuals and society in general, should be considered.
创伤性脑损伤（TBI）是全球范围内的一个主要健康问题。目前，北非缺乏系统性的 TBI 研究。然而，非常需要这些研究来改善 TBI 的结果并提高 TBI 患者的生存率。通过这项系统评价，我们旨在描述北非 TBI 研究的进展，并分析过去 20 年该地区 TBI 的文献。对北非文章进行了为期 22 年（2000-2021 年）的回顾，使用关键字“创伤性脑损伤”、“创伤性脑损伤”、“创伤性头部损伤”和“创伤性头部损伤”收集所需数据。筛选摘要，并由两名评审员独立审查选定的合格研究。该综述包括通过 Scopus、Web of Science 和 PubMed 分别在 2000 年至 2021 年间确定的 59204、63083 和 45918 条记录中的 22 项研究。与北非有关的全球 TBI 记录总数的比例不到 1%。总体而言，这些指数显示出北非每年新记录数量的增长速度较低，而且北非的所有记录都是在 2004 年之后产生的。结果表明，北非在 TBI 研究方面的产出较低，进展远不及其他地区。应该考虑出版科学出版物，提供有关 TBI 对个人和整个社会产生的并发症的所需信息，并提高认识。
