Vol 17, No 3 (2017)

August

Table of Contents

Editorials

Precision Medicine Where have we reached and where are we headed?
Ikram A. Burney, Ritu Lakhtakia
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255-258

Reviews

Myasthaenia Gravis : Clinical management issues before, during and after pregnancy
Ali Hassan, Zakia M. Yasawy
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259-267
Controversies in Odontogenic Tumours : Review
Pooja Siwach, Tabita Joy, Jagdish Tupkari, Arush Thakur
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268-276
The Roles and Performance of Professional Driving Instructors in Novice Driver Education
Zulhaidi M. Jawi, Baba M. Deros, Ahmad A. A. Rashid, Mohd H. M. Isa, Azmi Awang
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277-285

Special Contributions

First Cytogenetic Profile of Omani Patients with de novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes : Comparison with data from Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America
Achandira M. Udayakumar, Nagla Fawaz, Anil Pathare, Shakila Asraf, Mohammed Al-Huneini, Khalil Al-Farsi, Salam Al-Kindi, Murtadha Al-Khabouri
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286-292

Original Studies

In Vitro Cysteine Reactivates Organophosphate Insecticide Dichlorvos-Inhibited Human Cholinesterases
Hamidreza Mohammadi, Jafar Jalilian, Mohammad Y. Karimi, Seyed V. Shetab-Boushehri
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293-300
Trends and Outcomes of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Omani Patients : Experience at a university hospital
Muhammad Furrukh, Shiyam Kumar, Khawaja F. Zahid, Hanan S. Al-Shamly, Zainab A. Al-Jabri, Ikram A. Burney, Mansour S. Al-Moundhri
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301-308
Impact of Educational Activities in Reducing Pre-Analytical Laboratory Errors : A quality initiative
Hamed Al-Ghaithi, Anil Pathare, Sahimah Al-Mamari, Rodrigo Villacrucis, Naglaa Fawaz, Salam Alkindi
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309-313
Effectiveness of Prophylactic Cervical Cerclage in Prolonging Higher-Order Multiple Pregnancies
Nail Obeidat, Haifa Alchalabi, Maha Obeidat, Bahauddin Sallout, Shereen Hamadneh, Jehan Hamadneh, Yousef Khader, Zouhair Amarin
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314-318
Synoptic Versus Narrative Reporting of Prostate Biopsies at a Tertiary Healthcare Institution : Challenges, successes and expectations
Nnamdi O. Orah, Charles C. Anunobi, Rufus W. Ojewola
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319-323
Neurology Research in Saudi Arabia : Urgent call for action
Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Faisal Boker, Albaraa Algamdi, Abdulah Alkahtani
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324-328

Brief Communications

Relationship Between Medication Adherence and Health Beliefs Among Patients with Hypertension in Oman : Pilot study
Huda Al-Noumani, Jia-Rong Wu, Debra Barksdale, Esra Alkhasawneh, George Knafl, Gwen Sherwood
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329-333

Case Series

Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Paediatric Cardiac Surgery : Experience of four cases at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Said A. M. Al-Hanshi, Mohammed H. R. Al-Ghafri
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334-338

Case Reports

Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency Due to the Co-Administration of Ritonavir and Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate : Case report
Ali Al-Maqbali, Bina Kamble, Salim Al-Qassabi, Ali Elgalib
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339-342
Use of a Minimally Invasive Cardiac Output Monitor to Optimise Haemodynamics in a Patient with Mitral Valve Disease Undergoing Cerebrovascular Surgery
Ali M. Al-Mashani, Niranjan D. Waje, Neeraj Salhotra, Samaresh Das, Neelam Suri, Rashid A. Al-Sheheimi, Nilay Chatterjee
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343-347
Transposition of the Great Arteries and Coarctation of the Aorta in an Infant Presenting with Bronchiolitis : An incidental finding
Khaloud S. Al-Mukhaini, Ala M. Mohamed
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348-351
Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Left Coronary Sinus : Case report
Ziyab K. Sarfaraz, Mohammad S. Siddiqi, Adil H. Al-Kindi, Tarek Alameddine
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352-354
Segmental Spinal Muscular Atrophy Localised to the Lower Limbs : First case from Oman
Roshan Koul, Amna Al-Futaisi, Khalid Al-Thihli, Zandre Bruwer, Patrick Scott
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355-357
Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccine-Induced Tuberculous Hip Osteomyelitis in an Infant : Case report
Mohammed S. Al-Azri, Jazel Manarang, Yaqoub Al-Mufargi
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358-362

Medical Images

Unusual Case of an Intracranial Aneurysm Misdiagnosed as Focal Basal Meningitis
Philips G. Michael, Rakesh M. Jamkhandikar, Imran K. Memon, Tahra Al-Saadi, Said Al-Aghbari, Majed Al-Muqaimi, Misbahuddin Ansari, Ahmed Al-Shamakhi, Asifa Ahmad
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363-365
Subamniotic Haematoma Associated with an Uneventful Labour
Nabil Abdalla, Robert Piorkowski, Pawel Stanirowski, Krzysztof Cendrowski, Wlodzimierz Sawicki
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366-370
A Rare Case of Coexisting Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome and Nutcracker Phenomenon
Philips G. Michae, Tahra Al-Saadi, Rakesh Jamkhandikar
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368-370
Umbilical Endometriosis
Ayida A. Al-Khalili, Robin Billick
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371-372
Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde, Daniel Sánchez-Cano, Luis Salvador-Rodriguez, Carlos Cuenca-Barrales
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373-374
Multiple Clustered Dermatofibromas Following Ustekinumab Treatment for Psoriasis Vulgaris
Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde, Miguel A. Díaz-Martinez, Daniel Sánchez-Cano
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375-377