ISSN 2347-954X (Print) Judges' Opinion on Doctors' Legal Responsibility in the District of Bamako

Abstract: Doctors" legal responsibility is a challenging issue in medical practice. Lawsuit against Doctors is growing worldwide. In some countries, there is mistrust and disagreement between Judges and Doctors.The purpose of our study was to find out the opinion of judges about Doctors" legal responsibility. It was a prospective cross-sectional study carried out in Bamako. We interviewed 20 judges. In the opinion of 90% of judges, doctors have to be sued in case of medical malpractice. For 30% of judges, there is no difference between the legal responsibility of private sector doctors and those of the public sector

X-linked juvenile retinoschisis: A case report

X-linked juvenile retinoschisis is a hereditary macular dystrophy that is transmitted in the X-linked recessive mode. Clinical signs include a macular star with or without peripheral retinoschisis responsible for decreased visual acuity. This study dealt with a 12-year-old boy who came in for a consultation for progressive decline in visual acuity. His distance visual acuity without correction was scored at 5/100; the right eye (RE) improved to 10/100 after the correction of a myopic astigmatism; and the unimproved left eye was scored at 20/100. The eye fundus showed perimacular radial lines without increased separation for the right eye with some microcysts and a macular hole on the left. An examination of the retinal periphery of both the eyes found inferotemporal retinal splitting. The electrophysiological assessment showed a major dysfunction on the electroretinogram.Keywords: Degeneration, macula, retinoschisis, sta