Headaches in children are often brushed aside. A long school day, too much screen time, dehydration, or skipped meals are common explanations parents hear. In many cases, that is true. But for some families, headaches become a recurring shadow. They interrupt school days, cancel playdates, and quietly affect a child’s confidence and mood. Across Dubai, […]
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Understanding Febrile Seizures: What to Do When Fever Triggers a Convulsion
Few moments are as frightening for a parent as seeing their child have a seizure. It often happens suddenly. A mild fever earlier in the day, a restless night, and then without warning, your child’s body stiffens or jerks. For many parents across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Al Ain, this experience leaves a deep emotional […]
Speech Delay or Just a Late Talker? How to Know the Difference
It often begins with a quiet question that lingers in a parent’s mind. Your child understands you, plays happily, and seems curious about the world. Yet the words are slow to come. At family gatherings or school drop offs, you notice other children speaking more, asking questions, telling stories. Well meaning relatives may smile and […]
Does My Child Have ADHD or Just High Energy?
Some children seem to move through the world at full speed. They run instead of walk, talk instead of pause, and jump from one idea to the next without stopping for breath. Parents may smile at first, proud of their child’s enthusiasm and confidence. But over time, questions can quietly grow. Why is it so […]
What Causes Down Syndrome?
What Causes Down Syndrome? Down syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by varying degrees of intellectual…
Down Syndrome: Types, Symptoms, and Management
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in 700 births worldwide. It is one of the…
A Child with Down Syndrome – Abeer Story
This is the story of Abeer. From her birth, her parents noticed she was a bit different from other children. They had no knowledge of Down syndrome…
Diagnosis and Management of Autism
Salama is a healthy one-year old, but her parents are worried about her development because she’s not doing many things that her older brother did at her age, like playing peek-a-boo and mimicking expressions and gestures. Salama’s mom and dad try to engage her with toys, songs, and games, but nothing they do gets her […]
Treatment of Spasticity (Muscular Hypertonicity)
Hassa, 3 years of age, has been diagnosed with “spastic diplegic cerebral palsy”. She is the third child of first degree consanguineous parents, born by emergency caesarian section due fetal distress at 28 gestational age. Symptoms and History : Hassa’s Apgar scores were 4, 7 and 8 at 1, 5 and 10 minutes respectively and […]
ODD & ADHD Symptoms, Diagnosis and Management
The parents of a 7-year-old “Rashid”, take him to Dr. Imad Yassin, Consultant Pediatrician and Pediatric Neurologist, because they increasingly concerned about his behavior, not only in school but also at home. Symptoms and History: In the first grade, he has been bored, disruptive, fighting with classmates, and rude to his teacher. At home he […]