Vol 18, No 2 (2018)

May

Table of Contents

Editorials

Sleepy Drivers: High time for action
Nabil M. Al-Lawati
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e127-129

Original Studies

The Role of N-Acetylcysteine Supplementation on the Oxidative Stress Levels, Genotoxicity and Lineage Commitment Potential of Ex Vivo Murine Haematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells
Zariyantey A. Hamid, Hui Y. Tan, Paik W. Chow, Khairul A. W. Harto, Chin Y. Chan, Jamaludin Mohamed
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e130-136
Asthma Clinics in Primary Healthcare Centres in Oman: Do they make a difference?
Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi, Sawsan Baddar, Sheikha Al-Siyabi, Safaa Al-Kindi, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Omar Al-Rawas
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e137-142
Daytime Sleepiness Among Young Adult Omani Car Drivers
Mohammed A. Al-Abri, Samir Al-Adawi, Ibrahim Al-Abri, Faisal Al-Abri, Atsu Dorvlo, Ronald Wesonga, Sanjay Jaju
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e143-148
Evaluation of Mitotic Figures and Cellular and Nuclear Morphometry of Various Histopathological Grades of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Comparative study using crystal violet and Feulgen stains
Kashmira Kesarkar, Avinash Tamgadge, Treville Peirera, Sandhya Tamgadge, Swati Gotmare, Pooja Kamat
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e149-154
Epidemiology, Outcomes and Coronary Angiography Findings of Patients Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A single-centre experience from Oman
Sunil K. Nadar, Mohammed Mujtaba, Hafidh Al-Hadi, Muhammed Sadiq, Adil Al-Riyami, Mehar Ali, Hatim Al-Lawati
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e155-160
Attitudes of Non-Asthmatic Children Towards Their Asthmatic Peers: Influence of interactions with asthmatic relatives and peers
Mohammad Al-Motlaq, Nihaya Al-Sheyab
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e161-166
Arabic Translation, Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the 7-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in Two Community Samples
Ahmad N. Alhadi, Mohammed A. Alarabi, Abdulaziz T. Alshomrani, Raafat M. Shuqdar, Mohammad T. Alsuwaidan, Roger S. McIntyre
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e167-172
The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure: A prospective comparative study of undergraduate medical students’ and interns’ perceptions in Oman
Gowda P. Prashanth, Salim K. Ismail
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e173-181
Cephalometric Norms in an Omani Adult Population of Arab Descent
Prashantha S. Govinakovi, Ibrahim Al-Busaidi, Viswapurna Senguttuvan
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e182-189
Characteristics of Critically-Ill Patients at Two Tertiary Care Hospitals in Sudan
Hagir Sulieman, Wael El-Mahdi, Mohannad Awadelkareem, Lama Nazer
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e190-195
Perceptions of Plagiarism Among Medical and Nursing Students in Erbil, Iraq
Kameran H. Ismail
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e196-201

Continuing Medical Education

“Different Strokes”: A management dilemma
Arunodaya R. Gujjar, Mortada El-Tigani, Darshan Lal, Anupam K. Kakaria, Abdullah R. Al-Asmi
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e202-207

Case Reports

Paliperidone Palmitate-Induced Delirium in an Adolescent with Schizophrenia: Case report
Hassan Mirza, Duncan Harding, Naser Al-Balushi
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e208-210
Nasopharyngeal Salivary Gland Anlage Tumour: A rare cause of neonatal respiratory distress
Salma M. Al-Sheibani, Kiran P. Sawardekar, Salwa J. Habib, Hunaina M. Al-Kindi
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e211-214
Inflammatory Reactions to Red Tattoo Inks: Three cases highlighting an emerging problem
Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde, Pablo Fernandez-Crehuet, Paula Aguayo-Carreras, Jose L. Hernandez-Centeno, Carlos Cuenca-Barrales
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e215-218
Point-of-Care Airway Ultrasonography Prior to an Emergency Cricothyroidotomy: Case report
Mohamad Iqhbal, Julina M. Noor, Nur A. Karim, Izzat Ismail, Halim Sanib, Mohd A. Mokhtar, Safreeda S. F. Salim
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e219-222
Rituximab Treatment in Myasthaenia Gravis: Report of two paediatric cases
Roshan Koul, Amna Al-Futaisi, Rana Abdelrahim, Renjith Mani, Reem Abdwani, Abdullah Al-Asmi
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e223-227
Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans with Pigmentation and Myoid Differentiation
Surekha Yadav, Nidhi Verma, Nita Khurana, Sushant Neogi
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e228-230
Pulmonary Glue Embolism: An unusual complication following endoscopic sclerotherapy for gastric varices
Philips G. Michael, Georgios Antoniades, Anca Staicu, Shahid Seedat
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e231-135
Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity
Alkesh Khurana, Rajesh Malik, Jitendra Sharma, Ujjawal Khurana, Abhishek Goyal
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e236-238
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia with Worsening Pleural Effusion Despite Treatment with Appropriate Antimicrobials: Case report
Kowthar S. Hassan, Ghalib Al-Khadouri
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e239-242

Medical Images

Uremic Leontiasis Ossea
Jien Shim, Run Yu
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e243-244
Thoracic Endometriosis Presenting with Bilateral Hydropneumothorax
Varsha Viswanath, Alkesh Khurana, Abhishek Goyal, Yogesh Niwariya, Mahendra P. Singh, Hemlata Panwar, Garima Goel
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e245-246

Letters to the Editor

‘Spoon-Fed’ Versus Self-Directed Learning in an Arab Context
Abdul S. Khan
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e247-248
Re: Controversies in Odontogenic Tumours Review
Divya Gopinath, Rohit K. Menon
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e249-251
Re: Small-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix Masquerading as a Cervical Fibroid: Report of a rare entity
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
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e252-253

Retraction Notice

Retraction Notice: Diabetes-Related Knowledge and Preventative Practices Among Government Employees with Diabetes in Kuwait
 
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e254