Psychological self-security and self-concept among Saudi epilepsy patients at a tertiary care center in KSA.

Objective: While psychological issues in epilepsy patients have been studied extensively, the phenomena of self-concept and self-security have not been adequately addressed in such patients. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to assess the levels of psychological self-security and self-concept among Saudi epilepsy patients.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted on adult patients with epilepsy from the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Characteristics of Heat Illness during Hajj: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Data regarding the characteristics and outcomes of heat illness are lacking in the literature. The present study aimed to identify the clinical characteristics, morbidity, management, and mortality associated with heat illness among Hajj participants.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the Hajj in 2016 on patients who presented to emergency departments and were diagnosed with heat exhaustion or heatstroke.

Prevalence and predictors of physical exercise among nurses. A cross-sectional study.

To identify the prevalence and predictors of physical exercise among nurses. Methods: This study was conducted at 2 hospitals selected randomly from tertiary hospitals in King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Makassed General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon in 2014. The study included nurses with at least one year of nursing experience.

A comparison on the prevalence and outcomes of gestational versus type 2 diabetes mellitus in 1718 Saudi pregnancies.

The presence of either diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) or GDM constitute a high-risk pregnancy. Given the high rate of DMT2 and GDM in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), no study has ever compared whether GDM outcomes are comparable to those with DMT2. The present study aims to compare for the first time, maternal and neonatal outcomes among Saudi patients with GDM, DMT2 and non-DM groups.

Impact of the 2011 Revolution on Hospital Disaster Preparedness in Yemen.

Objective: Hospitals are expected to serve the medical needs of casualties in the face of a disaster or other crisis, including man-made conflicts. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the 2011 Yemeni revolution on hospital disaster preparedness in the capital city of Sana'a.

Methods: The study was conducted in September 2011 and 2013.

Incidence of kidney stones with topiramate treatment in pediatric patients.

Purpose: We ran this study to assess the incidence of nephrolithiasis in a group of children on topiramate (TPM) therapy for at least 1 year.

Methods: In this retrospective observational surveillance study, we reviewed the medical charts of children on TPM for at least 1 year seen at the pediatric neurology department during the period from 2005 to 2010 at King Fahad Medical City. Children with a normal baseline ultrasound report were included.

Effects of estrogen and progesterone treatment on rat hippocampal NMDA receptors: relationship to Morris water maze performance.

Estrogen modulates NMDA receptors function in the brain. It increases both dendritic spine density and synapse number in the hippocampus, an effect that can be blocked by NMDA antagonist. In this study, we investigated the effect of 17beta-estradiol and progesterone treatment on NMDA receptors in ovariectomized rats.

Ovariectomy and gonadal hormone treatment: effects on insulin-like growth factor-1 receptors in the rat brain.

Various studies demonstrate that estradiol regulates structure and function of adult neurons. Long-term effect of estradiol in terms of neuroprotection is less documented compared to short-term one. It is well documented that estradiol interacts with insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-I) in the brain.

Estrogen and progesterone treatment: effects on muscarinic M(4) receptor subtype in the rat brain.

We investigated the effect of ovariectomy (OVX) and hormonal treatment for 10 weeks by estradiol and progesterone on muscarinic M(4) receptor subtype in different brain areas of female rats. Moreover, motor activity of OVX and hormone-treated rats was measured by automated open field exploration boxes. Receptor quantification in the hippocampus, frontal cortex, parietal cortex, amygdala and hypothalamus was done by receptor autoradiography using a selective ligand for muscarinic M(4) receptors.