Vol 12, No 1 (2012)

February

Table of Contents

Editorials

Child Rights : What can we do in Oman?
Lamk Al-Lamki
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1-4

Reviews

The Role of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Diabetic Complications
Fatmah A Matough, Siti B Budin, Zariyantey A Hamid, Nasar Alwahaibi, Jamaludin Mohamed
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5-18

Special Contributions

“Between a Rock and a Hard Place” : The discordant views among medical teachers about anatomy content in the undergraduate medical curriculum
Ibrahim M Inuwa, Varna Taranikanti, Maimouna Al-Rawahy, Sadhana Roychoudhry, Omar Habbal
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19-24

Original Studies

Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients attending Psychotherapy in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman
Zena Al-Sharbati, Claire Hallas, Hazar Al-Zadjali, Marwan Al-Sharbati
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25-32
Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Very Low Birthweight Neonates : A retrospective study from Oman
Amitha R Aroor, Lalitha Krishnan, Zenaida Reyes, Muhammed Fazallulah, Masood Ahmed, Ashfaq A Khan, Yahya Al-Farsi
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33-40
Biomedical Publications Profile and Trends in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Almundher Al-Maawali, Ahmed Al Busadi, Samir Al-Adawi
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41-47
Types of Bacteria associated with Neonatal Sepsis in Al-Thawra University Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen, and their Antimicrobial Profile
Hassan A Al-Shamahy, Amal A Sabrah, Abdul Baki Al-Robasi, Samarih M Naser
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48-54
Comparative Effects of Glibenclamide and Metformin on C-Reactive Protein and Oxidant/Antioxidant Status in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Alaa A.A. Abdulkadir, Imad A-J. Thanoon
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55-61
Magnitude and Causes of Low Vision Disability (Moderate and Severe Visual Impairment) among Students of Al-Noor Institute for the Blind in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia : A case series
Fahad Al-Wadani, Rajiv Khandekar, Muneera A. Al-Hussain, Ahmed A. Alkhawaja, Mohammed Sarfaraz Khan, Ramzy A Alsulaiman
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62-68
Trends of Obesity and Overweight among College Students in Oman : A cross sectional study
Hashim Al-Kilani, Mostafa Waly, Randa Yousef
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69-76
Faculty and Students’ Perceptions of Student Experiences in a Medical School Undergoing Curricular Transition in the United Arab Emirates
Syed I Shehnaz, Jayadevan Sreedharan, Kadayam G Gomathi
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77-85
What are Patients’ Concerns about Medical Errors in an Emergency Department?
Nahid Kianmehr, Mani Mofidi, Hossein Saidi, Marzieh HajiBeigi, Mahdi Rezai
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86-92

Brief Communications

Technicity as a Quality Indicator of Excellence in Gynaecology
Maha Al-Khaduri, Yahya Al- Farsi
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93-96

Case Reports

Child Maltreatment Types and effects: Series of six cases from a university hospital in Oman
Muna Al-Saadoon, Marwan Al-Sharbati, Ibtisam El Nour, Basma Al-Said
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97-102
Misdiagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis and Subsequent Clinical Implication : A case report and review of literature
Abdullah Al-Asmi, Ramachandiran Nandhagopal, P C Jacob, Arunodaya Gujjar
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103-108
Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica : Case report and literature review
Nasser Al-Busaidi, Dolly Dhuliya, Zulfikar Habibullah
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109-112
Retrograde (fundus first) Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Situs Inversus Totalis
Turky Maeed Elbeshry, Wagih Mommtaz Ghnnam
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113-115
Weak Radial Artery Pulse : An unusual congenital cause
Poothirikovil Venugopalan, Puthuval Sivakumar, Robert G. Ardley, Crispian Oates
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116-119
Infective Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Treated Medically in a Patient on Haemodialysis
Kowthar S. Hassan, Dawood Al-Riyami
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120-123

Medical Images

Global Aphasia without Hemiparesis A neuroradiologic correlation
Ramachandiran Nandhagopal
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124-125

Letters to the Editor

Re: Acute Coronary Syndrome, Diabetes and Hypertension
Moeness Moustafa Alshishtawy
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126-128
Re: Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever presenting as Acute Abdomen
Viroj Wiwanitkit
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129-130