Dr. Clara olakunbi DAWODU

MBBS, FMCP

brainattack2003@yahoo.com, clara.dawodu@lasucom.edu.ng

Academic Background, Trainings, Skills, Positions, Teaching, Achievements (in Summary).

I am a University of Jos graduate, where Clara studied medicine from 1985 to 1991. After a stint as a medical officer Clara commenced her postgraduate studies at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi – araba in April 1995. I obtained my FMCP(Neurology) in 2002. A fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College, Clara inaugurated the Neurology Unit Department of Internal Medicine, Lagos State Teaching Hospital and College of Medicine in January 2004, where am presently a Senior lecturer . My quest for knowledge (as a clinical attaché), has taken me to reputable hospitals world wide. My sabbatical was spent researching into alternative therapies at the Benedictine monastery Ewu, Edo state Nigeria, Lagos state traditional Health board and other institutions. I aspire to be a total health manager enabling patients / clients to achieve their optimal health status and awareness with my decades of professional experience in managing and interacting with thousands of human beings. The field of neurology (emphasis on strokes, medical paraplegics, CNS infections, alternative medicine and counselling) is my core interest, and am ready to upgrade my knowledge to improve myself, my patients, my students and upgrade my society.

Research Interests/Specialisations

strokes, medical paraplegics, CNS infections, alternative medicine and counselling

Publications

1. CO Dawodu, MA Danesi
Relationship of National Institute of Health Stroke Scores [NIHSS] to 90 days mortality in Africa, The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal, 2008.

Relationship of National Institute of Health Stroke Scores [NIHSS] to 90 days mortality in Africa, The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal, 2008.

2. NU Okubadejo, FI Ojini, CO Dawodu, MA Danesi
Does diagnosis of hypertension prevent stroke? A preliminary investigation of relative frequency of undiagnosed and previously diagnosed hypertension before first

Does diagnosis of hypertension prevent stroke? A preliminary investigation of relative frequency of undiagnosed and previously diagnosed hypertension before first

3. CO Dawodu, RT Bamisile
Efficacy of a clinical stroke score in monitoring complications in acute ischaemic stroke patients could be used as an independent prognostic factor

Efficacy of a clinical stroke score in monitoring complications in acute ischaemic stroke patients could be used as an independent prognostic factor

4. CO Dawodu, DD Akinbo
Rasmussen's encephalitis, Nigerian journal of clinical practice, 2013

Rasmussen’s encephalitis, Nigerian journal of clinical practice, 2013

5. CO Dawodu, OA Adeleye
Neurological manifestation of Behcet's disease: a case report - Nigerian Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2009

Neurological manifestation of Behcet’s disease: a case report – Nigerian Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2009

6. CO Dawodu, KA Olaniyan
The Predictive Value of the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) For Haemmorhagic Stroke Patients in a Non–Interventional Study- Online Journal of Medicine and Medical Science …, 2012

The Predictive Value of the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) For Haemmorhagic Stroke Patients in a Non–Interventional Study- Online Journal of Medicine and Medical Science …, 2012

7. C Dawodu, M Danesi
THE EFFECT OF AGE ON THE OUTCOME OF ISCHEAMIC STROKE- Nigerian Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2008

THE EFFECT OF AGE ON THE OUTCOME OF ISCHEAMIC STROKE- Nigerian Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2008

8. CO Dawodu, OA Odewole
Mixed strokes:(three case reports) with literature review.- Nigerian journal of medicine: journal of the National …, 2011

Mixed strokes:(three case reports) with literature review.- Nigerian journal of medicine: journal of the National …, 2011

9. CO Dawodu
Deep Brain Stimulation: An Update Review Article.- Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences, 2009

Deep Brain Stimulation: An Update Review Article.- Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences, 2009

10. CO Dawodu, MA Danesi
Factors Influencing Mortality in Hemorrhagic Stroke - Nigerian Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2008

Factors Influencing Mortality in Hemorrhagic Stroke – Nigerian Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2008

Dr. Clara olakunbi DAWODU