Ischemic stroke in a child with severe diabetic ketocidosis

The most common cause for neurological deterioration in patients with DKA is cerebral edema. In a large retrospective study, estimated risk of cerebral edema was 6.8 per 1000 cases of DKA and was associated with a mortality rate of 24%. In addition to cerebral edema, other causes of neurological deterioration was the result of thrombosis and infection or hemorrhage

Case report Brain infarction in a child with severe diabetic ketocidosis

The most common cause for neurological deterioration in patients with DKA is cerebral edema. In a large retrospective study, estimated risk of cerebral edema was 6.8 per 1000 cases of DKA and was associated with a mortality rate of 24%. In addition to cerebral edema, other causes of neurological deterioration was the result of thrombosis and infection or hemorrhage

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: two case reports and review of the literature first pediatrics cases reported in kuwait

We reviewed 2 patients who had kikuchi-Fujimoto [KFD] and presented with prolonged fever and lymphadenopathy. The clinical and laboratory aspects of the patients confirmed by excisional lymph node biopsy. The histologic findings of the lymph biopsies showed the characteristic findings consistent with KFD, such as paracortical necrosis with karryorrhexis and an increase in the number of phagocytic histiocytes and atypical lymphoctes. KFD is a rare disease yet should be considered in the differential diagnosis for older children with prolonged fever and lymphadenpathy

9 year-old girl with multiple sclerosis: first reported case from Kuwait [case report]

Multiple sclerosis [MS] is a rare disease in children. We reported a 9 year old girl with relapsing multiple sclerosis [RMS]. This is the first reported case of paediatric MS in Kuwait. We also review the management of paediatric MS including the use of disease modifier therapy to control the frequency of relapses