Browsing by Author "Ali,Qurashi M"

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Accuracy of Fetal Foot Length Measurement in Estimation of Gestational Age and Fetal Weight in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
(Journal of Health Research and Reviews, 2018) Ebraheem,Mohamed; Malik,Bushra Abdel; Ali,Qurashi M; Gameraddin,Moawia; Gareeballah,Awadia
Background: Fetal foot length (FFL) is a biometric parameter that has been established for estimating the gestational age (GA). Accurate knowledge of fetal weight (FW) and GA assist Clinicians in the evaluation of fetal growth and predict neonatal outcomes. Aims: This study aims to predict the estimated FW and GA using the FFL in 26–40 weeks’ gestation on antenatal ultrasound. Materials and Methods: In a retrospective study, we investigated the fetal measurements of FFL, femoral length (FL), and estimated FW in 100 pregnant women at 26–16 weeks’ gestation who attended routine antenatal care. The fetal measurements were examined about the foot length. Results: The foot length was not a significance parameter to determine fetal gender (P = 0.6). There was no correlation of FFL with maternal socioeconomic status, parity, fetal gender, and maternal body mass index, P = 0.26, 0.84, 0.67, and 0.26, respectively. The FFL, FL, and estimated FW were strongly and linearly correlated with GA. The combination of FL, foot length, and estimated FW provide an accurate estimation of GA with minimum (standard error [SE] = 1.75). The combination of FL and foot length provide an accurate prediction of FW with SE of 320.52. The foot length and FL revealed similar values of SEs in estimated FW (R2 = 0.85) for each. Conclusions: The FFL is linearly correlated with GA, FW, and FL. It is an accurate parameter to assess the GA and reliable for predicting the estimated FW. This is useful for assessing fetal growth and skeletal dysplasia.
Brain Ultrasound Exposure Finding in Albino Rat Fetuses at Late Gestation Stage
(International Journal of Science and Research, 2018) Abdelrahman,Hussien Abdelrhman Hussien; Ali,Qurashi M; Gar-Elnabi,Mohamed E M; Adam,Asia Ismail; Abd-Alall,Alaa Ahmed Ibrahim
In spite of ultrasound important role in human imaging especially to obestrics examination, power of ultrasound increased exponential with development of equipment their boost dose to fetuses and raise the probability of biological damage. This experimental study is to evaluate the brain histopathology of albino rat fetuses after being exposed to ultrasound in utero at late gestation period of (17, 18, 19, 20, 21) day. Control against exposed groups is used in this study with fixed ultrasound exposure parameter for 40 minutes. Result from this study found that exposed group show multiple differentiation between two groups like disorganization of cortical and medulla, edema, hemorrhage and dis arrangement of white and grey matter of brain tissue. From
Clinical Presentation of Lumbosacral Spinal Canal Stenosis Among Sudanese Patients
(Global Journal of Orthopedics Research, 2019) Elhassan,Yasir A Mohamed; Ahmed,Anas O; Ali,Qurashi M; Handady,Siddig Omer M
Background: Spinal canal Stenosis is a disabling disease and a major health problem facing most of the population all over the world. Patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis develop pain, paresthesia’s, numbness, and weakness in the back and legs due to entrapment of the lumbosacral nerve roots in the constricted neural canal and foramina. Objective: To determine clinical presentation of lower spinal canal stenosis among Sudanese patients. Methods: It was retrospective -hospital based study comprises 101 patients (58 male and 42 female) of post-operative patients diagnosed as severe lumbosacral spinal canal stenosis and undergone de-compressive surgery at neurosurgery department of Alshaab Teaching Hospital and Ribat Teaching Hospital. Interviews using a tested questionnaire were used for data collection. Patients’ files were also studies to determine the type of operation done; the etiology of the disease, and MRI of the patients were reviewed. Examination of the weight and height were also done. Results: Hundred and one (101) patients were selected, the age distribution ranged from 15 to 80 years with a mean (standard deviation) age of 57.0±2.2 years and the most affected patients were more than 50 years 41 (40.6%). It was observed that 59 (58.4%) participants were male and 42 (41.6%) were female. Lower limb numbness and/or tingling were the most common symptoms, occurring in 93 (92.1%) of the patients, followed by lower back pain in 92(91.1%), weakness in 70(69.3%) and sphincteric loss observed in 20 (19.8%). Symptoms were bilateral in 58(57.4%), asymmetrical in 95 (94.1%) and in 65 (64.4%) of patients involved the entire leg. Conclusion: The present study highlighted the clinical presentation of spinal canal stenosis and showed that lower limb numbness and/or tingling were the most common symptom, followed by pain and weakness. Male patients were mainly affected and the age most affected by the spinal canal stenosis was more than 50 years.