Editorial
Book Review
Recovery after stroke
Waleed Khoja
Brief Reports
Clinical paradox. Man versus machine
Shabih Manzar
Prilocaine induced methemoglobinemia
Sahender G. Aygencel, Emine Akinci, and Gul Pamukcu
Intraligamentary solid-cystic neoplasia with histomorphological features of sclerosing stromal tumor
Zuhal Gucin
The factors of arteriovenous fistula failure in hemodialysis patient
Abdolhassan Talaiezadeh and Faramarz Paziar
Dark-lumen magnetic resonance colonography
Mathias Goyen, Waleed Ajaj, and Thomas Lauenstein
The use of etoricoxib in patients with bronchial asthma associated with aspirin sensitivity
Ibrahim K. Nahar, Abdulaziz T. Muqim, Bassmah I. Al-Qhouti, Adeeba A. Al-Herz, Diaa K. Shehab, Singh S. Uppal, and Mousa E. Khadadah
Diagnostic value of MR imaging in meniscal tears of the knee
Khalilollah Nazem, Khashayar Jabalameli, and Farhad Iranpour
Intramuscular artemether in the treat-ment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sudanese patients
Ayda R. Mohammed-Ali, Musa M. Kheir, and Ishag Adam
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the ferrans and powers quality of life index diabetes version
Zeynep C. Ozer
Case Reports
Antimony-induced cerebellar ataxia
Ammar E. Ahmed, Ahmed M. Musa, and Muna H. Hussein
Vulvar basal cell carcinoma misdiagnosed for 4 years
Iqbal A. Bukhari and Amina J. Khalid
Pregnancy complicated by superior vena cava thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with Behcet disease and the use of heparin for treatment
Ahmet Kale, Levent Akyildiz, Nurten Akdeniz, and Ebru Kale
Rupture of spleen in a mechanically ventilated patient with falciparum malaria admitted with pulmonary edema
Wanis H. Ibrahim, Ahmed Kamha, Wisam Ghadban, and Abdulatif Alkhal
The use of endovascular stent-grafts for the treatment of common carotid-internal jugular fistula
Mohammed A. Bawazeer, Mohammed S. Al-Jared, Khalid A. Al-Brekeit, and Wedad M. Al-Harbi
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in an adult patient . Magnetic resonance and diffusion-weighted imaging findings
Mehmet H. Atalar
Letter to the Editors
Falls and depression in the elderly population
Mustafa Afifi and Nezire Kose
The diagonal ear-lobe crease. As sign of some diseases
Damir Fabijanic, Dinko Miric, Mislav Radic, Meltem Bahcelioglu, and Birol Demirel
Other
Toxic epidermal necrolysis due to co-trimoxazole
M. Taifour Suliman
Research Articles
The effect of vitamin E, L-arginine, N-nitro L-arginine methyle ester and Forskolin on endocrine and metabolic changes of rats exposed to acute cold stress
Laila Y. Al-Ayadhi, Aida A. Korish, and Ali S. Al-Tuwaijri
Ramadan fasting induces modifications of certain serum components in obese women with type 2 diabetes
Boumediene M. Khaled, Malika Bendahmane, and Slimane Belbraouet
Echocardiographic study of aortic root diameter in healthy children
Piraye Kervancioglu, Mehmet Kervancioglu, and Cudi M. Tuncer
Evaluation of a new dot blot assay for confirmation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2 infections using recombinant p24, gp41, gp120 and gp36 antigens
Mehrdad Ravanshad, Farzaneh Sabahi, Fereidoun Mahboudi, and Anoshirvan Kazemnejad
Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae isolated from blood culture in a tertiary care hospital
Noura A. El-Khizzi and Saadia M. Bakheshwain
A study of bacterial isolates from corneal specimens and their antibiotic resistance profile
Nurun N. Begum, Abdulaziz S. Al-Khattaf, Samir M. Al-Mansouri, Edward A. Yeboah, and Abdel-Mageed M. Kambal
Effect of cyclophosphamide on the course of Candida albicans infection in normal and vaccinated mice
Aziz Japoni, Davood Mehrabani, Abdolvahab Alborzi, Shohreh Farshad, Masumeh Hayati, and Mohammad A. Dehyadegari
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in surgical emergency intensive care unit
Bulent M. Ertugrul, Ayse Yildirim, Pinar Ay, Serkan Oncu, Atahan Cagatay, Nahit Cakar, Cemalettin Ertekin, Halit Ozsut, Haluk Eraksoy, and Semra Calangu
Transfusion transmitted virus in screened United Arab Emirates blood donors
Mubarak S. Alfaresi, Ayat M. Elnazer, Azza S. Alzaabi, Abida A. Elkoush, and Adeel A. Islam
A serological survey of measles, mumps and rubella immunity among school aged children in Western Saudi Arabia
Soad M. Jaber
Spectrum of general surgical problems in the developmentally disabled adults
Kamran Khalid and Saleh M. Al-Salamah
Associated risk factors with ante-partum intra-uterine fetal death
Lamia A. Shaaban, Rihab A. Al-Saleh, Buthina M. Alwafi, and Rajaa M. Al-Raddadi
The Persian version of the Cardiff Acne Disability Index. Reliability and validity study
Shahin Aghaei, Nazila Mazharinia, Peyman Jafari, and Zahra Abbasfard
Treatment of acne vulgaris with 2% topical tea lotion
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Ihsan A. Al-Turfi, and Wathik M. Al-Shimary
Review
Molecular basis of breast cancer
Layla J. Al-Mansouri and Majed S. Alokail