Vol 15, No 4 (2015)

November

Table of Contents

Editorials

Genes and Cardiovascular Disease : Where do we go from here?
Sunil K. Nadar, Kully Sandhu
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448-451

Medical History

Self-Experimenting Physicians : Mavericks or martyrs?
Ritu Lakhtakia, Ikram Burney
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452-455

Original Studies

Echocardiographic Evidence of Early Diastolic Dysfunction in Asymptomatic Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Khalfan S. Al-Senaidi, Irfan Ullah, Hashim Javad, Murtadha Al-Khabori, Saif Al-Yaarubi
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456-462
Accuracy of Platelet Counting by Optical and Impedance Methods in Patients with Thrombocytopaenia and Microcytosis
Mohamed-Rachid Boulassel, Raya Al-Farsi, Sulaiman Al-Hashmi, Hamad Al-Riyami, Hammad Khan, Salam Al-Kindi
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463-468
Characterisation of Nicotine and Cancer-Enhancing Anions in the Common Smokeless Tobacco Afzal in Oman
Nawal M. Al-Mukhaini, Taher A. Ba-Omar, Elsadig A. Eltayeb, Aisha H. Al-Shehi
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469-476
Association of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Glutathione S-Transferase Gene Polymorphisms with Body Mass Index among Hypertensive North Indians
Saliha Rizvi, Syed T. Raza, Zeba Siddiqi, Shania Abbas, Farzana Mahdi
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477-485
Frequencies of the Arg16Gly, Gln27Glu and Thr164Ile Adrenoceptor β2 Polymorphisms among Omanis
Khalid Al-Balushi, Fahad Zadjali, Sawsan Al-Sinani, Al-Muatasim Al-Zadjali, Riad Bayoumi
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486-490
Association of Higher Defensin β-4 Genomic Copy Numbers with Behçet’s Disease in Iraqi Patients
Ammar F. Hameed, Sameh Jaradat, Bassam M. Al-Musawi, Khalifa Sharquie, Mazin J. Ibrahim, Raafa K. Hayani, Johannes Norgauer
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491-495
Gestational and Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus in Omani Women : Comparison of obstetric and perinatal outcomes
Adel T. Abu-Heija, Majeda Al-Bash, Mariam Mathew
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496-500
Safety and Complications of Double-Lumen Tunnelled Cuffed Central Venous Dialysis Catheters : Clinical and radiological perspective from a tertiary centre in Oman
Rana S. Hamid, Anupam K. Kakaria, Saif A. Khan, Saja Mohammed, Rashid Al-Sukaiti, Dawood Al-Riyami, Yasser W. Al-Mula Abed
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501-506
Evaluation of Salivary Secretory Immunoglobulin A Levels in Diabetic Patients and Association with Oral and Dental Manifestations
Shahla Kakoei, Bahareh Hosseini, Ali-Akbar Haghdoost, Mojgan Sanjari, Ahmad Gholamhosseinian, Vahid F. N. Afshar
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507-511
Serum Zinc Concentrations in Children with Acute Bloody and Watery Diarrhoea
Abolfazl Mahyar, Parviz Ayazi, Victoria Chegini, Mehdi Sahmani, Sonia Oveisi, Shiva Esmaeily
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512-516
The Changing Pattern of Hospital Admission to Medical Wards : Burden of non-communicable diseases at a hospital in a developing country
Sufian K. Noor, Wadie M. Elmadhoun, Sarra O. Bushara, Mohamed H. Ahmed
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517-522
Improvement in Adherence to Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guidelines after Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Project
Shorouq Telfah, Lama Nazer, Manar Dirani, Faiez Daoud
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523-527
Comorbidity of Learning Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Sample of Omani Schoolchildren
Watfa S. Al-Mamari, Mahmoud M. Emam, Amna M. Al-Futaisi, Ali M. Kazem
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528-533
Effectiveness of Misoprostol for Induction of First-Trimester Miscarriages : Experience at a single tertiary care centre in Oman
Qamariya Ambusaidi, Anita Zutshi
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534-538

Case Series

Suction Evacuation with Methotrexate as a Successful Treatment Modality for Caesarean Scar Pregnancies : Case series
Sumita Datta, Chitra Jha
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539-545

Case Reports

Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a Patient with Bronchial Myiasis : Case report and literature review
Arindom Aich, Suad Al-Ismaili, Fatma A. Ramadhan, Talal H. M. Al-Wardi, Quasem Al-Salmi, Hilal Al-Hashami
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546-549
Twin Pregnancy with a Complete Hydatidiform Mole and a Coexisting Live Fetus : Rare entity
Shahila Sheik, Nihal Al-Riyami, Namitha R. Mathew, Rashid Al-Sukaiti, Asim Qureshi, Mariam Mathew
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550-553
Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis as a Complication of Neonatal Septic Arthritis : Report of two cases
Noor J. Al-Saadi, Abdulaziz A. Bakathir, Ahmed K. Al-Hashmi, Mohammad I. Al-Ismaili
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554-558
Primary Endometrial Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ : Report of a rare disease
Sujata Jetley, Zeeba S. Jairajpuri, Mohammad J. Hassan, Garima Madaan, Reena Jain
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559-562

Medical Images

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abnormalities in a Child with Acute Cerebellitis
Roshan Koul, Anwar H. M. Al-Omairi, Rana A. Rahim, Renjith Mani, Dilip Sankhla
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563-564
Common Peroneal Nerve Mononeuropathy due to an Amniotic Constriction Band
Susan Al-Nabhani, Hamdah Al-Abri, Instisar Al-Abri, Prabhakaran Venugopal, Roshan Koul
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565-566
Appearance of Renal Replacement Lipomatosis on Computed Tomography : Rare pseudotumour
Kemal Kara, Ali K. Sivrioglu, Coskun Oztürker, Cahit Kafadar
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567-568

Letters to the Editor

Otoneurological and Postural Assessment in Blind Scuba Divers
Jacopo Cambi, Ludovica Livi, Michele Loglisci, Walter Livi
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569-571
Diagnosis and Genetic Analysis of Glutaric Acidaemia Type I : Very rarely seen inborn error of metabolism
Madhavi Vasikarla, Aakash Pandita, Deepak Sharma, Oleti T. Pratap, Srinivas Murki
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572-573

Conference Abstracts

Presentations of Sultan Qaboos University Clinico-Pathologic Conferences Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine & Health Sciences and Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, 2014–2015
 
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574-577