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.
â¢ Most primitive reflexes begin to occur in utero through the early. months of the childâs postnatal life. â¢ These reflexes are then replaced by voluntary motor skills. â¢ When the reflexes are not inhibited, there is usually a neurological. problem at hand. â¢ In those individuals with cerebral palsy and neurogenic dysphagia, the presence of primitive reflexes is a characteristic (Jacobson, p.44).