Book Review
New developments in blood flow hemoencephalography
Mohammed U. Kabiraj
Brief Reports
Albumin. Its place in critical care practice
Mariam A. Al-Ansari
Use of adrenaline as an adjunct to local anesthetic agent. A cause of concern for the anesthesiologist
Mobarak H. Ansari and Annamma Abraham
Spontaneous rupture of the ovarian artery following spontaneous vaginal birth
Ahmet Kale, Nurten Akdeniz, Mahmut Erdemoglu, Yilmaz Ozcan, and Ahmet Yalinkaya
Two anatomic variations in the arm related to the median nerve
Burak Bilecenoglu, Aysun Uz, Nazim Karalezli, and Sinan Issi
Sex determination using sex determining region Y primers by single conventional polymerase chain reaction
Nafisseh Pakravan, Fereydoun A. Ala, and Ghassem Rastegar Lari
Serum calcium and phosphorus levels in patients with ischemic heart disease
Mohammad Masoomi, Afsaneh Foroud, and Masoomeh Karami
Blood and saliva lactate levels during recovery from supramaximal exercise
Hilmi Karatosun, Cem Cetin, and Metin L. Baydar
Target level controlled sedation. An alternative to general anesthesia in endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms
Ahmet C. Senel, Ahmet Akyol, Halil Uzunlar, and Ahmet Eroglu
The frequency of skin diseases in obese children and adult Iraqi population
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Jamal R. Al-Rawi, and Firas F. Al-Tamimi
Prescribing pattern of angiotensin- converting enzyme inhibitors and beta blockers after acute myocardial infarction
Waleed M. Sweileh, Fatma M. Shkokani, Ansam F. Sawalha, Rowa J. Al-Ramahi, Nidal A. Jaradat, and Ali S. Barakat
Case Reports
Thrombolytic therapy in acute pulmonary embolism due to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II
Azza A. Alafify, Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Abdurahman M. Al-Mugheiri, and Djibril M Ndao
Cardiac echinococcosis. Echocardiographic diagnosis with a fatal clinical outcome
Hayat M. Al-Mahroos, Taysir S. Garadah, Mohamed H. Aref, and Rashid A. Al-Bannay
Essential thrombocythemia in a child. Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma
Ramyar Asghar, Elahi Behzad, and Golsorkhtabar-Amiri Mohammad
Rare variation of the celiac trunk and related review
Kadir Demirtas, Nadir Gulekon, Ayla Kurkcuoglu, Alper Yildirim, and Rabet Gozil
Hip arthroplasty for ochronosis
Servet Kerimoglu, Cetin Onder, Osman Aynaci, and Cagatay H. Malkoc
Recurrent maturing perineal lipoblastoma
Hashem M. Al-Momani
Letter to the Editors
Metastatic malignancies of unknown primary site and malignancies of unknown origin whether primary or metastatic
Fayek Al-Hilli and Naseem A. Ansari
Prevalence of factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A gene mutation
Jumana Y. Al-Aama
Other
Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae
Zaher F. Zaher, Hammad O. Alshaya, and Jameela A. Kari
Cardiotoxicity resembling myocardial infarction that occurs during chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil
Mehmet Gul, Akif Duzenli, Metin Bircan, Basar Cander, Sedat Kocak, and Kurtulus Ozdemir
Research Articles
N-terminal-probrain natriuretic peptide and echocardiography in patients with systolic heart failure
Bssam M. Al-Meslmani, Sahar K. Fahoum, and Marwan G. Shamia
Alteration of cystatin C in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with sciatica revealed by a proteomical approach
Xudong Liu, Bingfang Zeng, and Jianguang Xu
Effect of ovariectomy and of estrogen treatment on the adrenal gland and body weight in rats
Berna G. Saruhan and Nurullah Ozdemir
Development of the liver during the fetal period
Soner Albay, Mehmet A. Malas, Esra Cetin, Neslihan Cankara, and Nermin Karahan
Cell division and cellular morphology of the chick retinal pigmented epithelial cells in culture. A time-lapse analysis
Ibrahim Tuglu, Enis Cezayirli, Kamil Vural, Kivanc Gungor, Tuncay Varol, and Necdet Bekir
Construction of intrauterine growth curves in a high altitude area of Saudi Arabia
Mohammed A. Al-Shehri, Mostafa A. Abolfotouh, Luke O. Nwoye, and Waleed Eid
Lung function in type 1 Saudi diabetic patients
Sultan A. Meo, Abdul M. Al-Drees, Sayed F.A. Shah, Muhammad Arif, and Khalid Al-Rubean
Significance of anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies in type 2 diabetic patients
Abdulsalam Noorwali
The use of mitomycin-C for respiratory papillomas. Clinical, histologic and biochemical correlation
Ashraf H. Hamza, Manal M. Nasr, and Akram A. Deghady
Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and preservation in thyroidectomy
Bulent Aytac and Ahmet Karamercan
Reconstruction techniques in renal injury
Ali F. Akay, Hayrettin Sahin, Yusuf Nergiz, Ugur Aflay, and Mehmet K. Bircan
The virulence factors and antibiotic sensitivities of Escherichia coli isolated from recurrent urinary tract infections
Serda Gulsun, Naz Oguzoglu, Asuman Inan, and Nurgul Ceran
Etiology of childhood diarrhea in Zliten, Libya
Mustafa B. Ali, Khalifa S. Ghenghesh, Ridha B. Aissa, Ali Abuhelfaia, and Mohamed Dufani
Clinical sources and prevalence of resistance to antimicrobials of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Trinidad
Fitzroy A. Orrett
Prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia in the West Bank and Gaza
Suhail K. Ayesh, Wasif A. Al-Sharef, Suheir M. Nassar, Nabeel A. Thawabteh, and Bassam Y. Abu-Libdeh
Zinc deficiency among a healthy population in Baghdad, Iraq
Dhia J. Al-Timimi, Shatha S. Al-Sharbatti, and Farouk Al-Najjar
Dietary intake and nutritional status of Turkish pregnant women during Ramadan
Gul Kiziltan, Efsun Karabudak, Gorkem Tuncay, Filiz Avsar, Piril Tuncay, Onur Mungan, and Pinar Meral
Impact of health education on knowledge and attitudes of Saudi paramedical students toward HIV/AIDS
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohammad S. Abouzeid, and Mohammad H. Al-Jeffri
Clinical characteristics of Crohn s disease in Qatar
Mohammed T. Butt, Abdulbari Bener, Saad Al-Kaabi, and Rafie Yakoub
Reviews
Apoptosis and diseases. Regulation and clinical relevance
Faris Q. Alenzi
Reappraisal of the management of cholelithiasis in diabetics
Salman Y. Guraya