scholarly journals A Large Case Series of Neurocysticercosis in Kuwait, a Nonendemic Arabian Gulf Country in the Middle East Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1221
Author(s):  
Jamshaid Iqbal ◽  
Suhail Ahmad ◽  
Mohammad Al-Awadhi ◽  
Amir Masud ◽  
Zainab Mohsin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Confirmatory Test ◽  
East Region ◽  
Arabian Gulf Country ◽  
Gulf Country ◽  
Persistent Headache

Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a leading global cause of severe progressive headache and epilepsy, in developed or affluent countries is mostly diagnosed among immigrants from poor or developing Taenia solium taeniasis-endemic countries. Taeniasis carriers in Kuwait are routinely screened by insensitive stool microscopy. In this study, enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) was used as a confirmatory test for NCC. Screening was performed on 970 patients referred for suspected NCC on the basis of relevant history and/or ring-enhancing lesions on computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging during a 14-year period in Kuwait. Demographic data and clinical details were retrieved from laboratory or hospital records. EITB was positive in 150 subjects (15.5%), including 98 expatriates mostly originating from taeniasis-endemic countries and, surprisingly, 52 Kuwaiti nationals. The clinical details of 48 of 50 NCC cases diagnosed during 2014–2019 were available. Most common symptoms included seizures, persistent headache with/without fever, and fits or loss of consciousness. Cysticercal lesions were located at various brain regions in 39 of 48 patients. Multiple members of 3 families with NCC were identified; infection was linked to domestic workers from taeniasis-endemic countries and confirmed in at least 1 family. Our data show that NCC is predominantly imported in Kuwait by expatriates originating from taeniasis-endemic countries who transmit the infection to Kuwaiti citizens.

scholarly journals Child sexual abuse data from an Arabian Gulf country revisited

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jude U. Ohaeri ◽  
Ghenaim A. Al-Fayez
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
School Students ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
Arabian Gulf Country ◽  
Gulf Country

We revisit our previous work on child abuse in Kuwait, with a focus on the sexual abuse data, and discuss the findings in the context of the local culture. In 2006, a nationwide sample of 4467 senior high-school students (mean age 16.9; 48.6% boys) at government secondary schools was studied. Over their lifetime, 8.6% had been sexually attacked, 5.9% had experienced someone threatening to have sex with them, 15.3% had experienced unwanted sexual exposure, and 17.4% had had someone touch their sexual parts (boys 21.1%, girls 14.0%; P < 0.001). Most perpetrators were members of the extended family. The way to assist ‘dysfunctional families’, where ‘family honour’ and the need for peaceful relations with neighbours have priority over the mental health of female victims, is to propagate the finding that child sexual abuse has a wide-ranging deleterious impact on psychosocial functioning.

scholarly journals Pediatric injuries in an Arabian Gulf country.

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bener ◽  
O. E. el-Rufaie ◽  
N. E. al-Suweidi
Keyword(s):  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Pediatric Injuries ◽  
Arabian Gulf Country ◽  
Gulf Country

scholarly journals Unwelcome? English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in the Arabian Gulf

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Qais S. Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Residual Effects ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
Intensive English Program ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Arabian Gulf Country ◽  
Gulf Country ◽  
English Program

The Qatari college EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classroom is revisited in the author’s second action research study conducted in the small Arabian Gulf country. The literature review allowed the author to gather themes that lead to this groundbreaking inquiry of the residual effects resulting from educational language reforms in the country. Due to the beginning stages of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in Qatar, to the author’s knowledge, no such research has taken place until now. The qualitative data collection method involved 11 focus group participants from the researcher’s advanced-intermediate IEP (Intensive English Program) class that underwent a semi-structured interview. Results determine that, if given the choice, students would rather receive instruction in the Arabic medium instead of English to pursue undergraduate studies. The author offers additional research questions and recommendations in understanding the student perspective and why the EMI reforms have not been successful.

Dietary Fat Profiles of Composite Dishes of the Arabian Gulf Country of Kuwait

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wajih N. Sawaya ◽  
Fawzia Al-Awadhi ◽  
Ismail Naeemi ◽  
Ali Al-Sayegh ◽  
Nissar Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Fat ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Arabian Gulf Country ◽  
Gulf Country

scholarly journals Early Diagnosis of Classic Homocystinuria in Kuwait through Newborn Screening: A 6-Year Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Hind Alsharhan ◽  
Amir A. Ahmed ◽  
Naser M. Ali ◽  
Ahmad Alahmad ◽  
Buthaina Albash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Newborn Screening ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Molecular Testing ◽  
Pathogenic Variants ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Arabian Gulf Country ◽  
Gulf Country

Kuwait is a small Arabian Gulf country with a high rate of consanguinity and where a national newborn screening program was expanded in October 2014 to include a wide range of endocrine and metabolic disorders. A retrospective study conducted between January 2015 and December 2020 revealed a total of 304,086 newborns have been screened in Kuwait. Six newborns were diagnosed with classic homocystinuria with an incidence of 1:50,000, which is not as high as in Qatar but higher than the global incidence. Molecular testing for five of them has revealed three previously reported pathogenic variants in the CBS gene, c.969G>A, p.(Trp323Ter); c.982G>A, p.(Asp328Asn); and the Qatari founder variant c.1006C>T, p.(Arg336Cys). This is the first study to review the screening of newborns in Kuwait for classic homocystinuria, starting with the detection of elevated blood methionine and providing a follow-up strategy for positive results, including plasma total homocysteine and amino acid analyses. Further, we have demonstrated an increase in the specificity of the current newborn screening test for classic homocystinuria by including the methionine to phenylalanine ratio along with the elevated methionine blood levels in first-tier testing. Here, we provide evidence that the newborn screening in Kuwait has led to the early detection of classic homocystinuria cases and enabled the affected individuals to lead active and productive lives.

Epidemiology of Kawasaki Disease in Qatar (An Arabian Gulf Country)

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (2) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
E. A. Eltohami ◽  
H. M. Ahmed ◽  
M. T. Numan ◽  
S. M. Gendi ◽  
M. A. Salam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Arabian Gulf Country ◽  
Gulf Country
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