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Management of convulsive status epilepticus in children: an adapted clinical practice guideline for pediatricians in Saudi Arabia
Fahad A. Bashiri, Muddathir H. Hamad, Yasser S. Amer, Manal M. Abouelkheir, Sarar Mohamed, Amal Y. Kentab, Mustafa A. Salih, Mohammad N. Al Nasser, Ayman A. Al-Eyadhy, Mohammed A. Al Othman, Tahani Al-Ahmadi, Shaikh M. Iqbal, Ali M. Somily, Hayfaa A. Wahabi, Khalid J. Hundallah, Ali H. Alwadei, Raidah S. Albaradie, Waleed A. Al-Twaijri, Mohammed M. Jan, Faisal Al-Otaibi, Abdulrahman M. Alnemri and Lubna A. Al-Ansary
Neurosciences Journal April 2017, 22 (2) 146-155; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2017.2.20170093
Fahad A. Bashiri
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDMuddathir H. Hamad
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDYasser S. Amer
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MBBCh, MPedManal M. Abouelkheir
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
PharmD, BCPPSSarar Mohamed
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
FRCPCH, MDAmal Y. Kentab
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDMustafa A. Salih
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
FRCPCH, FAANMohammad N. Al Nasser
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDAyman A. Al-Eyadhy
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDMohammed A. Al Othman
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDTahani Al-Ahmadi
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
SCS-PE, SCS-PEMShaikh M. Iqbal
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
FRCPCHAli M. Somily
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MBBS, FRCPCHayfaa A. Wahabi
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
FRCOG, PhDKhalid J. Hundallah
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDAli H. Alwadei
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MD, FRCPCRaidah S. Albaradie
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
ABMS, EMSHAWaleed A. Al-Twaijri
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDMohammed M. Jan
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MBChBm, FRCPCFaisal Al-Otaibi
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDAbdulrahman M. Alnemri
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MDLubna A. Al-Ansary
from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri, Hamad, Kentab, Salih, Al Nasser), Pediatric CPGs Departmental Committee (Hamad, Amer, Abouelkheir, Mohamed, Al-Ahmadi, Iqbal), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Al-Eyadhy), Division of General Pediatrics (Al-Ahmadi), Division of Neonatology (Alnemri), Department of Pediatrics, from the Pediatric Emergency Unit (Al Othman), Emergency Medicine Department, from the Microbiology Unit (Somily), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Ansary), College of Medicine, from the Quality Management Department (Amer), Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (Amer, Abouelkheir, Iqbal, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation (Amer, Wahabi, Al-Ansary), Deanship of Scientific Research, from the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services (Abouelkheir), King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, from the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (Bashiri, Kentab, Salih, Hundallah, Alwadei, Albaradie, Al-Twaijri, Jan), from the Genetic/Metabolic Division (Mohamed), Pediatric Neurology (Hundallah), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, from the Pediatric Neurology Department (Alwadei), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, from King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (Al-Twaijri), National Guard King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, from the Department of Neuroscience (Al-Otaibi), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Gulf League Against Epilepsy (Al-Otaibi), from the Saudi Epilepsy Society (Alwadei, Albaradie, Jan) Riyadh, from the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Albaradie), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Jan), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Section of Respirology (Iqbal), Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MBBS, FRCGP
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