Brief Reports
Post pubertal behavioral changes in rats with neonatal lesions of the ventral hippocampus
Fereshteh Mozaffarian, Mohammad T. Jogataii, Akram Alizadeh, Abolfazl Faghihi, and Mansooreh Soleimani
Congenital heart disease in south-west Saudi Arabia
Abdulmajid M. Almawazini and Ali S. Al-Ghamdi
Antibiotic prescribing in a pediatric emergency setting in central Saudi Arabia
Khaled A. Mohajer, Sami M. Al-Yami, Majed I. Al-Jeraisy, and Mostafa A. Abolfotouh
Case Report
Laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy omega loop with braun anastomosis as a treatment for superior mesenteric artery syndrome
Baraa K. Alnabulsi, Jameel T. Miro, Osama H. Faidah, and Mahmoud A. Hamo
Letter to the Editors
Recurrent visits and admissions of children with asthma in central Saudi Arabia
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi and Mostafa Abolfotouh
Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency. Clinical course of 3 Saudi children with a severe phenotype
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi and Nouriya A. Al-Sannaa
Medical conditions associated with a positive anti-double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi and Suzan M. Attar
Other
A child with congenital longitudinal radial deficiency
Yasir S. Siddiqui, Mazhar Abbas, Abdul Q. Khan, and Latif Z. Jilani
Research Articles
Evaluation of direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples using the BD ProbeTec ET system
Nada A. Abdel-Aziz, Khaled M. Al-Harbi, MohamedMofeed F. Morsy, Khaled A. Turkistani, and Faisal N. Kurdi
Low serum concentration facilitates the differentiation of hepatic progenitor cells
Yun He, Wei-Yu Zhang, Min Gong, Jia-Yi Huang, Ni Tang, Tao Feng, Guang-Hui Wei, Tong-Chuan He, and Yang Bi
Quantitative DNA analysis of very low-level hepatitis B viremic patients reporting to the gastroenterology clinic
Mohammad S. Bamaga, Turki M. Sobahy, and Abdulaziz S. Attar
Detection of human papillomavirus in the saliva of women with concurrent human papillomavirus related genital lesions
Manizheh Sayyah-Melli, Mahlisha Kazemi-Sheshvan, Morteza Bonyadi, Elaheh Ouladsahebmadarek, Ali Dasranj-Tabrizi, Morteza Ghojazadeh, Mehri Jafary-Shobeiry, and Parvin Mostafa-Gharabaghi
Open 3-step local anesthesia technique is a more applicable method as compared with spinal anesthesia in inguinofemoral hernia repair
Baki Ekci, Metehan Gumus, and Erdal Onur
Pain management of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease presenting to the emergency department
Hashim M. Taha and Rifat S. Rehmani
Botulinum Toxin A in bruxers. One year experience
Alessio Redaelli
Meningitis and seasonal influenza vaccination coverage among military personnel in central Saudi Arabia
Hesham I. Al-Khashan, Mohei A. Selim, Adel M. Mishriky, and Abdulaziz A. BinSaeed
Pregnancy outcomes of mothers aged 17 years or less
Alia A. Shuaib, Kaima A. Frass, Abdelrahman H. Al-Harazi, and Najeeb S. Ghanem
Potential adverse reactions to herbal medicines in patients attending a nephrology clinic in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Fatima A. Al-Braik, Paul M. Rutter, Mohamed Y. Hasan, and David T. Brown
House dust mites in pediatric atopic dermatitis
Tamer M. Adham, Safwat A. Tawfik, and Naglaa M. Abdo
An intervention study for viral hepatitis. Peer-led health education among high school students
Hamit Acemoglu, Yilmaz Palanci, Turan Set, Serhat Vancelik, Memet Isik, and Harun Polat
Review
The decision of do not resuscitate in pediatric practice
Mohammed M. Jan