Book Review
Brief Reports
Qur-an, human embryology and nutrition
Iftikhar A. Khattak, Niamat Ullah, and Zia U. Din
Environmental malignant pleural mesothelioma in Southeast Turkey
Abdullah C. Tanrikulu, Abdulrahman Senyigit, Canan E. Dagli, Cenk Babayigit, and Abdurrahman Abakay
Role of methylprednisolone in un-resolving cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome
Akmal A. Hameed, Hasan Mohamed, and Suhaila E. Al-Jawder
Cross-leg fasciocutaneous flaps. Still a valid option for reconstruction of traumatic lower extremity defects
Samir Jabaiti, Bareqa Salah, Mahmoud Ababneh, Shaher El-Hadidy, Freih Abu-Hassan, and Nidal A. Younes
Outcome of occlusion treatment for strabismic amblyopia in children below 12 years old
Huda S. Al-Mahdi and Abdulbari Bener
Case Reports
Nager's acrofacial dysostosis with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Mahdi Kahrom, Mohammad R. Abbaszadegan, Hadi Kahrom, and Rahim Vakili
Reversible pulmonary hypertension post adenotonsillectomy
Muslim M. Al-Saadi
Metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor and hypercalcemia in a patient with ulcerative colitis
Mansour S. Al-Moundhri, Khaled Al-Thahli, Said Al-Kindy, Jamal Salam, and Lakshmi Rao
Co-existence of spontaneous splenic rupture and tuberculosis of the spleen
Michael C. Safioleas, Michael C. Stamatakos, Constantin M. Safioleas, Ahmad I. Diab, and Emmanuel B. Agapitos
Traumatic pseudoaneurysm from the aorta to the left common carotid artery presenting as widened mediastinum
Shih-Yi Chen, Hung Chang, Shih-Chun Lee, Hsian-He Hsu, and Ching Tzao
Extra-adrenal composite pheochromocytoma-ganglioneuroma
Cyril A. Tohme, Wissam E. Mattar, and Claude S. Ghorra
Letter to the Editors
Botulinum toxin as an alternative for the treatment of aesthetic deformities
Fabio X. Nahas, Lydia M. Ferreira, Hazem T. Al-Ahmad, and Mansoor Al-Qudah
Other
Colchicine poisoning in a very young child
Selahattin Katar, Mehmet Kervancioglu, Celal Devecioglu, and M. Nuri Ozbek
Tonsure alopecia on the wrists.Unreported site of trichotillotic and relation with unemployment
Hamdi H. Shelleh, Mohsen Radwan, and Saleh Dawoud
Abnormal intra-parotid origin of the facial artery
Satheesha Nayak
Fungal ball in a cavity
Fahmi Y. Khan
Research Articles
Effects of coronary collateral vessels in left ventricular segmental motions and myocardial viability using color kinesis dobutamine stress echocardiography
Ersan Tatli, Huseyin Surucu, Erkan Oztekin, Abdullah Ulucay, Fatih Ozcelik, Orhan Ozer, and Meryem Aktoz
Wound healing activities of Bark Extract of Jatropha curcas Linn in albino rats
Somashekar Shetty, Saraswati L. Udupa, Alaya L. Udupa, and Venkata R. Vollala
Protective effect of melatonin against chlorpromazine-induced liver disease in rats
Amaal A. Sulaiman, Nada N. Al-Shawi, Ahmed H. Jwaied, Dalaram M. Mahmood, and Saad A. Hussain
Effects of melatonin and zinc on glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients poorly controlled with metformin
Saad A. Hussain, Haitham M. Khadim, Ban H. Khalaf, Sajida H. Ismail, Khalid I. Hussein, and Ahmed S. Sahib
Causes and outcome of medication errors in hospitalized patients
Huda M. Dibbi, Hanan F. Al-Abrashy, Waleed A. Hussain, Mohammad I. Fatani, and Talal M. Karima
Histological and laboratory features of patients undergoing liver biopsy at a university hospital in Central Saudi Arabia
Ayman A. Abdo, Nahla A. Azzam, Faleh Z. Al-Faleh, AbdulRahman M. Al-Jebreen, Ibraheem A. Al-Mofleh, Saleh M. Al-Amri, Rashid S. Al-Rashid, Husien M. Al-Freihi, Talal A. Habbal, Khalid E. Al-Swat, Arthur C. Isnani, Abdulmalik Alsheikh, and Sheik S. Ahmed
Etiologic agents of cervicovaginitis in Turkish women
Cihadiye E. Ozturk, Ismail Ozdemir, Tevfik Yavuz, Demet Kaya, and Mustafa Behcet
Serum concentrations of interleukin-1 alpha, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in neonatal sepsis and meningitis
Nadia M. Fida, Jamil A. Al-Mughales, and Mohamed F. Fadelallah
Prevalence of anti-hepatitis B and anti-hepatitis A antibodies among school aged children in Western Saudi Arabia
Soad M. Jaber
The pattern of fetal hemoglobin changes in patients with malignancy on chemotherapy
Caroline E. Omoti, Evarista O. Osime, and Casmir E. Omuemu
Second trimester cardiac output and its predictive value for preeclampsia
Talieh Kazerooni and Shahdad Khosropananh
Myocardial bridge. Surgical outcome and midterm follow up
Parvizi Rezayat, Djavadzadeghan Hassan, Sajjadieh Amirreza, and Hassanzadeh Susan
Surgical treatment of chronic sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus. Open method versus primary closure
Tayeb S. Kareem
Post hemorrhoidectomy pain. A randomized controlled trial
Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim, Adel M. Ali, Nabil Al-Masuod, and Adel Alwahidi
Neurological manifestations of Behcet s disease
Afshin Borhani-Haghighi, Shahdokht Samangooie, Nahid Ashjazadeh, Alireza Nikseresht, Abdolhamid Shariat, Gholamali Yousefipour, and Anahid Safari
Bifrontal decompressive craniotomy for malignant brain edema
Sherif Elwatidy
Initial linguistic and psychometric validation of the Arabic version of Nepean Dyspepsia Index
Mohamed S. Khalil, Saeed H. Wahass, and Mohamed I. Yassawy
Factors influencing retinoblastoma patients/siblings compliance with clinic appointments
Jaafar A. Al-Obaid and Yousef Al-Megbel
An epidemiological study of enuresis among primary school children in Isfahan, Iran
Afshin Azhir, Ziba Frajzadegan, Atoosa Adibi, Behnood Hedayatpoor, Aliyar Fazel, and Alireza Divband
Reviews
Brain natriuretic peptide in heart failure and beyond
Mohammad M. Mowla and Basem B. Bustami
A review of urinary stone analysis techniques
Rabie E. Abdel-Halim and Mostafa R. Abdel-Halim