Saudi Medical Journal: 27 (10)

October 01, 2006; Volume 27,Issue 10

Review Article

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Brain natriuretic peptide in heart failure and beyond
Mohammad M. Mowla and Basem B. Bustami

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1457-1461;
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A review of urinary stone analysis techniques
Rabie E. Abdel-Halim and Mostafa R. Abdel-Halim

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1462-1467;

Original Article

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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1468-1472;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1473-1476;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1477-1482;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1483-1488;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1489-1492;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1493-1497;
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Cervical cancer screening with pattern of pap smear. Review of multicenter studies
Fadwa J. Altaf

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1498-1502;
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Etiologic agents of cervicovaginitis in Turkish women
Cihadiye E. Ozturk, Ismail Ozdemir, Tevfik Yavuz, Demet Kaya and Mustafa Behcet

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1503-1507;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1508-1514;
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Prevalence of anti-hepatitis B and anti-hepatitis A antibodies among school aged children in Western Saudi Arabia
Soad M. Jaber

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1515-1522;
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The pattern of fetal hemoglobin changes in patients with malignancy on chemotherapy
Caroline E. Omoti, Evarista O. Osime and Casmir E. Omuemu

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1523-1525;
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Second trimester cardiac output and its predictive value for preeclampsia
Talieh Kazerooni and Shahdad Khosropananh

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1526-1529;
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Myocardial bridge. Surgical outcome and midterm follow up
Parvizi Rezayat, Djavadzadeghan Hassan, Sajjadieh Amirreza and Hassanzadeh Susan

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1530-1533;
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Surgical treatment of chronic sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus. Open method versus primary closure
Tayeb S. Kareem

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1534-1537;
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Post hemorrhoidectomy pain. A randomized controlled trial
Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim, Adel M. Ali, Nabil Al-Masuod and Adel Alwahidi

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1538-1541;
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Neurological manifestations of Behcet s disease
Afshin Borhani-Haghighi, Shahdokht Samangooie, Nahid Ashjazadeh, Alireza Nikseresht, Abdolhamid Shariat, Gholamali Yousefipour and Anahid Safari

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1542-1546;
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Bifrontal decompressive craniotomy for malignant brain edema
Sherif Elwatidy

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1547-1553;
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Initial linguistic and psychometric validation of the Arabic version of Nepean Dyspepsia Index
Mohamed S. Khalil, Saeed H. Wahass, Abdul Al-Aziz A. Al-Qourain and Mohamed I. Yassawy

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1554-1560;
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Factors influencing retinoblastoma patients/siblings compliance with clinic appointments
Jaafar A. Al-Obaid and Yousef Al-Megbel

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1561-1566;
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School backpack. How much load do Saudi school boys carry on their shoulders?
Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1567-1571;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1572-1577;

Case Report

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Nager's acrofacial dysostosis with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Mahdi Kahrom, Mohammad R. Abbaszadegan, Hadi Kahrom and Rahim Vakili

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1578-1581;
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Reversible pulmonary hypertension post adenotonsillectomy
Muslim M. Al-Saadi

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1582-1584;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1585-1587;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1588-1590;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1591-1593;
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Extra-adrenal composite pheochromocytoma-ganglioneuroma
Cyril A. Tohme, Wissam E. Mattar and Claude S. Ghorra

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1594-1597;

Clinical Note

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Colchicine poisoning in a very young child
Selahattin Katar, Mehmet Kervancioglu, Celal Devecioglu and M. Nuri Ozbek

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1598-1599;
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Tonsure alopecia on the wrists.Unreported site of trichotillotic and relation with unemployment
Hamdi H. Shelleh, Mohsen Radwan and Saleh Dawoud

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1600-1601;
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Abnormal intra-parotid origin of the facial artery
Satheesha Nayak

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1602;

Brief Communication

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Qur-an, human embryology and nutrition
Iftikhar A. Khattak, Niamat Ullah and Zia U. Din

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1603-1605;
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Environmental malignant pleural mesothelioma in Southeast Turkey
Abdullah C. Tanrikulu, Abdulrahman Senyigit, Canan E. Dagli, Cenk Babayigit and Abdurrahman Abakay

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1605-1607;
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Role of methylprednisolone in un-resolving cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome
Akmal A. Hameed, Hasan Mohamed and Suhaila E. Al-Jawder

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1607-1609;
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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

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1609-1611;
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Outcome of occlusion treatment for strabismic amblyopia in children below 12 years old
Huda S. Al-Mahdi and Abdulbari Bener

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1611-1612;

Correspondence

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Botulinum toxin as an alternative for the treatment of aesthetic deformities
Marcus V. J. Barbosa, Fabio X. Nahas, Lydia M. Ferreira, Hazem T. Al-Ahmad and Mansoor Al-Qudah

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1613;
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Dietary intake and nutritional status of Turkish pregnant women during Ramadan
Taher Q. Al-Dabbagh

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1614;

Clinical Image

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Fungal ball in a cavity
Fahmi Y. Khan

Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1615-1616;

Book Review

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Genetic counseling. A psychological approach
Saudi Medical Journal October 2006, 27 (10) 1617;

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