Book Review
Severe Personality Disorders
Abdullah Al-Hathloul
Brief Reports
Spinal anesthesia with minidose bupivacaine-fentanyl for cesarean section in preeclamptic parturients
Susan Rasooli, Farnaz Moslemi, Masoud Parish, Ata Mahmoodpoor, and Sarvin Sanaie
Our experiences in surgical repair of secundum atrial septal defect in adults: early and mid-term results
Bilgehan S. Oz, Bulent Saritas, Erkan Kuralay, Mehmet Yokusoglu, Emre Ozker, and Harun Tatar
Osteogenic activity of Sadat-Habdan mesenchymal stimulating peptide in diaphyseal segmental defects
Mir Sadat-Ali, Mir Sadat-Ali, and Ibrahim Al-Habdan
Renal failure in patients with multiple myeloma: a single center experience
Samir H. Al-Mueilo and Ali M. Al-Amri
Pain status in Saudi governmental hospitals
Abdullah M. Kaki
Case Reports
Presentations of agenesis of the hemidiaphragm in an adult
Osama M. Izeldin and Mohamed E. Ahmed
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the ovary
Nisrin M. Anfinan, Khalid H. Sait, and Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi
Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis in 2 sisters
Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq
Munchausen syndrome by proxy and child's rights
Fatima A. Al-Haidar
Letter to the Editors
Saudi newborn screening: a national public health program: needs, costs, and challenges
Baker H. Al-Awamy and Ashraf Afifi
The effect of propolisis and mesalazine on bacterial translocation in an experimental colitis model
Murat Ogeturk and Ilter Kus
Other
Advanced breast cancer associated with atypical cells in accessory breast
Modupeola O. Samaila
Research Articles
Effects of vitamin D in lung, stomach, esophagus and testis tissues following administration of urethane in balb/c mice
Fariba Koohdani, Jalil Baghdadchi, Farhang Sasani, Kazem Mohammad, and Parvin Mehdipour
Trace elements and flapping tremors in patients with liver cirrhosis. Is there a relationship
Sherifa A. Hamed, Enas A. Hamed, Magda H. Farghaly, and Khaled A. Ezam
The role of surface ECG and transthoracic echocardiography for predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery
Halil I. Ucar, Enver Atalar, Mehmet Oc, Birkan Akbulut, Bahar Oc, Omer F. Dogan, Bunyamin Yavuz, Necla Ozer, Murat Guvener, Mustafa Yilmaz, Kudret Aytemir, Riza Dogan, Metin Demircin, and Ilhan Pasaoglu
Prolongation of AV nodal refractoriness by Ruta graveolens in isolated rat hearts
Vahid Khori, Mohsen Nayebpour, Shahryar Semnani, Mohammad J. Golalipour, and Abdoljalal Marjani
Plasma homocysteine level in cardiac syndrome X and its relation with duke treadmill score
Timur Timurkaynak, Serhat Balcıoglu, Ugur Arslan, Sinan A. Kocaman, and Atiye Cengel
Urinary trypsin inhibitor treatment ameliorates acute lung and liver injury resulting from sepsis in a rat model
Li-Wen Zhou, Yan-Lin Wang, Xue-Tao Yan, and Xiang-Hu He
Comparison of the effectiveness of pretreatment by fentanyl and remifentanil on rocuronium induced injection pain
Mine Sari, Leyla Iyilikci, Selen Bayindir, Hulya Ellidokuz, and Ali Gunerli
Placebo controlled comparison of the opioid sparing effect of meloxicam and diclofenac after abdominal hysterectomy
Jamil S. Anwari, Samina Anjum, and Saleh Al-Khunain
Efficacy of the latanoprost versus timolol/dorzolamide combination therapy in patients with primary open angle glaucoma
Akram Rismanchian, Fateme Eslami, Heidarali Moeini, Hosein Attarzade, and Afsane Naderibeni
Molecular detection and antimicrobial resistance of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from diarrheal cases
Mehdi M. Aslani, Siavosh Salmanzadeh-Ahrabi Ahrabi, Yousef M. Alikhani, Fereshteh Jafari, Reza M. Zali, and Monireh Mani
An inverse relation between CagA+ strains of Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of erosive GERD
Mohammad H. Somi, Ebrahim Fattahi, Rohollah F. Fouladi, Mohsen Karimi, Reza Bonyadi, and Zohreh Baballou
The effect of arthroscopic surgery and intraarticular drug injection to the antioxidation system and lipid peroxidation at osteoarthritis of knee
Nevres H. Aydogan, Metin L. Baydar, Tolga Atay, Idris Perktas, Barbaros Y. Baykal, and Ahmet Ozmeric
Perinatal and neonatal outcomes of growth restricted fetuses with positive end diastolic and absent or reversed umbilical artery doppler waveforms
Gokhan Yildirim, Erdem Turhan, Halil Aslan, Kemal Gungorduk, Hamit Guven, Ozge Idem, Yaduz Ceylan, and Ahmet Gulkilik
Reference ranges for lymphocyte subsets in healthy adult male Omanis
Ali A. Al-Jabri, Ahmed K. Al-Shukaili, Zowaina T. Al-Rashdi, and Shyam S. Ganguly
Clinicopathological pattern of malignant parotid gland tumors in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Y. Al-Naami, Salman Y. Guraya, Maha M. Arafah, Abdu H. Al-Zobydi, and Talal A. Al-Tuwaijri
Quality improvement program in an Emergency Department
Rifat Rehmani and Amira F. Amatullah
Prevalence of symptoms and risk of sleep apnea in middle-aged Saudi males in primary care
Ahmed S. BaHammam, Mohammed S. Alrajeh, Hamdan H. Al-Jahdali, and Abdulaziz A. BinSaeed
Patterns of breastfeeding practice during the first 6 months of life in Saudi Arabia
Fouzia A. Al-Hreashy, Hani M. Tamim, Nadia Al-Baz, Nora H. Al-Kharji, Abeer Al-Amer, Haifa Al-Ajmi, and Alaa A. Eldemerdash
Patient satisfaction with primary health care services in Riyadh
Maher A. Al-Sakkak, Noura A. Al-Nowaiser, Hesham I. Al-Khashan, Ashraf A. Al-Abdrabulnabi, and Rana M. Jaber
The use of nasal stent for choanal atresia
Ahmed Y. Al-Ammar
Review
Natural product and drugs interactions, its clinical implication in drug therapy management
Rupa Joshi and Bikash Medhi