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

Aseptic meningitis among children in Kuwait

To describe the epidemiology, clinical features, and the morbidity caused by aseptic meningitis in children in Kuwait. A multicenter retrospective study of previously healthy children hospitalized with a diagnosis of aseptic meningitis in the period 2001-2003 was carried out. There were 172 children with the diagnosis of meningitis based on changes in the cerebrospinal fluid. Aseptic meningitis was diagnosed in 86 [50%] of the cases; their mean age was 3.2 +/- 3.8 years. There were two peaks of cases, one during the months of May and June and the other in November/December. Older children [>/= 5 years] presented more frequently with signs and symptoms suggestive of meningeal irritation than younger children [<5 years] [p