The introduction of skeletal Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs) into orthodontics has provided orthodontists with reliable techniques of correcting anchorage problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of undergraduate dental students during their clinical years (fifth, sixth and seventh-year) at Kuwait University Faculty of Dentistry regarding the use of TADs.
Published in 06 October 2020
To identify the beta-globin gene mutations associated with beta-thalassemia (beta-thal) intermedia in Kuwait.
Published in 01 January 2005
Past studies of pediatric poisoning in Kuwait have suggested differences at hospital level which could impact on the implementation of public health interventions. The objective was to compare pediatric poisoning admissions at general hospitals in Kuwait.
Published in 01 January 2010
To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in Kuwait using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scale and PedsQL 3.0 Diabetes Module, and to identify the risk factors associated with unsatisfactory QoL and their effects on metabolic control.
Published in 01 January 2013
We examined the frequency and severity of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in 679 children and adolescents (0-14 years) at diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) in Kuwait. Between 1(st) January 2011 and 31(st) December 2013, all newly diagnosed children with diabetes were registered prospectively in a population-based electronic register.
Published in 22 June 2016
Psychotropic-induced pancreatitis is rare and even rarer in pediatric population. Here, authors report on an interesting case of risperidone-induced pancreatitis in a child with ADHD comorbid with conduct disorder. Clinicians should be mindful of this remote, yet serious, side effect.
Published in 27 October 2022
To describe a case of right testicular vein thrombosis in a child and to review the literature describing similar cases and their management.
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Background To evaluate the safety of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan among children and adolescent with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Methods A retrospective cohort study of 50 children and adolescents with T1D whose mean age was 12.7 ± 2.1 years was conducted.
Published in 27 August 2019
To establish an insight into pediatric and adolescent gynecological disorders encountered in a tertiary care center in Kuwait.
Published in 01 January 2010
This paper covers algorithms for the management of regurgitation, constipation and infantile colic in infants. Anti-regurgitation formula may be considered in infants with troublesome regurgitation, while diagnostic investigations or drug therapy are not indicated in the absence of warning signs.
Published in 01 September 2016
The aim of the study was to describe the referral pattern, baseline characteristics, and etiological profile of children referred with short stature in Kuwait.
Published in 01 September 2016
We report the updated classification of primary immunodeficiencies compiled by the Primary Immunodeficiency Expert Committee (PID EC) of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS). In the two years since the previous version, 34 new gene defects are reported in this updated version.
Published in 01 November 2015
We describe two patients (a Filipino boy aged 2.7 years and a Kuwaiti girl aged 4.8 Years) with clinical and MRI findings consistent with the diagnosis of pontine tegmental cap dysplasia (PTCD) and compare them with 23 other cases reported in the literature.
Published in 01 January 2015
The frequency of paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) and the precise risk of secondary progression of disease are largely unknown in the Middle East. This cross-sectional cohort study assessed the risk and examined prognostic factors for time to onset of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) in a cohort of POMS patients.
Published in 01 July 2016
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity in those aged six to eight years and to investigate maternal perception of child weight.
Published in 04 October 2019
From a prospective study on burn patients admitted at the Burn Center in Kuwait during 1993-2001, 826 paediatric burn cases, in 0-14 years age group, were retrieved to study incidence, causes, and mortality among children.
Published in 01 February 2006
To assess the value of neuroimaging studies in evaluating pediatric patients presenting with a first attack of nonfebrile seizure.
Published in 01 January 2016
Neurological complications are rare in childhood brucellosis: there are only 33 reported cases. In children, neurobrucellosis is usually of acute presentation involving the central nervous system. We report our experience with an 8-year-old boy with brucella meningitis who demonstrated a Jarisch-Herxheimer-like reaction
Published in 01 July 1998
The prevalence of primary headaches in the pediatric population is shaped by many factors, of which pubertal status may possibly play a substantial role. Epidemiological studies in the pediatric population in the gulf region remain scarce.
Published in 17 July 2020
3-dimensional (3D) printing technology provides a solution to meet the high demand for producing adult nasal swabs. A smaller, more flexible nasopharyngeal swab needs to be developed for children and infants suspected of having coronavirus.
Published in 20 August 2021