NSNS President, Prof Morenikeji Komolafe
Nigerian Society of Neurological Sciences (NSNS) rose from its 57th Annual Scientific Conference and General Meetings to declare that most stroke patients in Nigeria do not benefit from treatment and intervention due to “late presentation”.
At the end of the conference and meetings, which held in Benin, the Edo State capital from 5 to 7 of March, 2025, Nigerian neurological scientists made various recommendations which they believe would enhance healthcare services in the areas of stroke management.
In their eight-point recommendations, in a communique signed by Prof Morenikeji Komolafe (President), Dr Emannuel Iwuozo (Secretary) and Prof Frank Imarhiagbe (LOC chairman), the NSNS said, having a national stroke registry would lead to data currency that will help planning for stroke services.
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They also said diagnosis of stroke would be enhanced with the availability of investigative modalities such as neuroimaging equipment like Computerised Tomography (CT) scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and others.
They, therefore, called for the subsidization of those investigative mechanism, including transcranial doppler ultrasound scan and others.
NSNS emphasized the need to provide stroke units and comprehensive stroke centres across Nigeria to make “acute stroke care, such as thrombolytic therapy and endovascular thrombectomy readily accessible in Nigeria.”
Immediate past Exco and some elders of NSNS
While calling for the production of local guideline on stroke care in the country, the NSNS emphasized the need for “collaboration at all levels of governance … and also with relevant non-governmental organizations.”
They called for the “training and employment of more Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Neuro-nurses, Neurointensivists and other rehabilitation professionals” such as “physiotherapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, engineers and others so as to address post stroke disabilities and ensure reintegration of stroke survivors back into the community.”
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A major highlight of the meetings was the election of 12 Executive Members who would serve from 2025 to 2027.
A cross section of NSNS members during a scientific session
The elected Executive Members include Elected members of executive at the Annual General and Scientific Meeting include Prof Morenikeji Komolafe as President; Prof. Jimoh Abdullahi as Vice President/President elect; Dr Emmanuel Iwuozo as Secretary; Dr Oguntiloye Olabode as Asst. Secretary; Dr Ewere Marie Ogbimi as Treasurer; Dr Chiamaka Okereke as financial secretary; Dr Nuhu Adamu Usman as PRO; Prof. Odebode Olugbenga as Editor in Chief; Prof Birinus Ezeala-Adikaibe as Editor; Prof Augustine Adeolu as Ex officio 1 and Prof Chukwuemeka Eze as Ex officio 2.
The objectives of NSNS include the promotion of the study and practice of neurosciences in Nigeria, advancement of the education of neuroscientist and other medical professionals, fostering of international cooperation and collaboration in the neurosciences, raising adequate public awareness on neurological disorders and prevention and treatment of neurological disorder. – NS
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