In March 2014, Qatar experienced a crisis after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recalled their ambassadors from Doha. The action was an outcome of the aforementioned tensions between Qatar and these GCC members, which accused Doha of meddling in their domestic affairs.
Brainstem death. Brainstem death is a clinical syndrome defined by the absence of reflexes with pathways through the brainstemâthe âstalkâ of the brain, which connects the spinal cord to the mid-brain, cerebellum and cerebral hemispheresâin a deeply comatose, ventilator-dependent patient.
Great statement regarding bulbocavernosus reflex: The reflex is spinal mediated and involves S2-S4 (i.e. the entire reflex exists in an afferent limb, a synapse AT level S2-S4, and an efferent arc). The absence of the reflex without sacral spinal cord trauma indicates SPINAL SHOCK. Typically this is one of the first reflexes to return after spinal shock.