Four hundred and seventy Sudanese women with vaginal discharge were investigated for yeast-like fungi. High vaginal specimens were cultured and isolates fully identified according to standard mycological techniques. All patients were married and some were pregnant. Of 138 yeast-like fungi identified, Torulopsis glabrata (34.1%) was the commonest followed by Candida albicans (25.4%) and Candid k...

Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare hereditary neurodegenerative disorder. Ataxia and telangiectasias are the hallmarks of the disease. A spectrum of manifestations may be seen in one family. There is no gold standard diagnostic test and diagnosis relies on clinical evaluation, exclusion of similar conditions, and supportive laboratory tests. More than 99% of individuals with classic A-T have...

In the past few years, there has been a progressive increase in appreciation of the importance of quality of life (QOL) especially among patients with epilepsy. This issue had not been addressed in Sudanese children with epilepsy. We here aim to assess the quality of life in Sudanese children with epilepsy and their family care giver. This study was conducted in 2011 at the Epilepsy and Neurodi...