Saudi Medical Journal: 28 (9)

September 01, 2007; Volume 28,Issue 9

Editorial

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The Gulf Cooperation Countries genetic services. Understanding individuals, families, and community needs
Anna A. Rajab and Mohsen AF El-Hazmi

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1321-1323;

Review Article

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Updated overview of pediatric headache and migraine
Mohammed M. Jan

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1324-1329;
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Current treatment strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Kelvin K. Ng and Ronnie T. Poon

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1330-1338;

Original Article

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Measurement of the total antioxidant potential in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases with a novel automated method
Erkan Ceylan, Mehmet Gencer, Elmas Uzer and Hakim Celik

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1339-1343;
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The value of endothelium dependent vasodilatation in diagnosing coronary artery disease and its comparison with the results of routine diagnostic tests
Samad Ghaffari and Mehrnoosh Toufan

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1344-1349;
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The measurement of serum fibrinogen levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Mohammad T. Omran and Simin Asadollahi

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1350-1352;
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Relaxation therapy in the background of standard antihypertensive drug treatment is effective in management of moderate to severe essential hypertension
Fatemeh Ranjbar, Fariborz Akbarzadeh, Kazemi Kazemi and Abdolrasoul Safaeiyan

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1353-1356;
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Effect of hypotensive anesthesia on cognitive functions. A comparison of esmolol and remifentanil during tympanoplasty
Nalan Celebi, Feyzi Artukoglu, Didem Dal, Fatma Saricaoglu, Varol Celiker and Ulku Aypar

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1357-1361;
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Intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight infants. Associated risk factors in Isfahan, Iran
Zohreh Badiee

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1362-1366;
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A prospective study of congenital malformations among live born neonates at a University Hospital in Western Saudi Arabia
Nadia M. Fida, Jumana Al-Aama, Wafaa Nichols, Wafaa Nichols and Mohamed Alqahtani

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1367-1373;
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Impact of c-erb2 status on survival after high dose chemotherapy in high-risk breast cancer patients
Okan Kuzhan, Ahmet Ozet, Cuneyt Ulutin, Bulent Kurt, Seref Komurcu, Bekir Ozturk, Selmin Ataergin and Omer Gunhan

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1374-1379;
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Humphrey visual field analysis, visual field defects, and ophthalmic findings in patients with macro pituitary adenoma
Sansal Gedik, Sirel Gur, Basar Atalay, Meric Colak, Nur Altinors and Yonca A. Akova

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1380-1384;
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Risk factors identification for ocular trauma in patients who presented in a suburban tertiary care hospital in Nigeria
Malachi E. Enock, Afekhide E. Omoti and Anita A. Alikah

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1385-1388;
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A comparison of the effect of donor-recipient trephine size disparity on refractive error in keratoconus
Mohammad R. Shoja and Mohammad R. Besharati

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1389-1392;
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Rapid sequence induction and intubation with 1 mg/kg rocuronium bromide in cesarean section, comparison with suxamethonium
Sami A. Abu-Halaweh, Islam M. Massad, Hamdi M. Abu-Ali, Izdiad Z. Badran, Bassam A. Barazangi and Michael A. Ramsay

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1393-1396;
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Effects of silibinin hemisuccinate on the intraocular pressure in normotensive rabbits
Haider M. Mohammed, Munaf H. Abdulrazzaq and Saad A. Hussain

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1397-1401;
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Short-term efficacy and safety of valproate sustained-release formulation in newly diagnosed partial epilepsy VIPe-study. A multicenter observational open-label study
Dirk Deleu, Hassan Al-Hail, Boulenouar Mesraoua, Hisham A. Mahmoud and and on behalf of the Gulf VIPe Study Group

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1402-1407;
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Enterocutaneous fistula. Causes and management
Raafat R. Ahmad and Shawqi Y. Fawzy

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1408-1413;
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Assessment of quality of life in Saudi patients with vitiligo in a medical school in Qassim province, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad A. Al Robaee

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1414-1417;
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Topical zinc sulphate solution for treatment of viral warts
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Alaa A. Khorsheed and Adil A. Al-Nuaimy

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1418-1421;
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Antibacterial activity of Eurycoma longifolia Jack. A Malaysian medicinal plant
Abd-ElAziem Farouk and Asma Benafri

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1422-1424;
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Bone metabolism and mineral density in patients with beta-thalassemia major
Umit Dundar, Alphan Kupesiz, Sebahat Ozdem, Erdal Gilgil, Tiraje Tuncer, Akif Yesilipek and Meral Gultekin

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1425-1429;
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The knowledge and attitudes of the primary care physicians on developmental dysplasia of the hip
Murat Uzel, Guney U. Ergun and Hasan C. Ekerbicer

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1430-1434;

Case Report

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Pleuropulmonary and soft tissue Nocardia cyriacigeorgici infection in a patient with Behcet's disease
Ugur Arslan, Inci Tuncer, Elif B. Uysal and Ramazan Inci

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1435-1437;
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Dracunculiasis. An incidental diagnosis in a Saudi female
Fayaz A. Hakim and Nadra N. Khan

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1438-1440;
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Isolated nail lichen planus with primary sclerosing cholangitis in a child
Nejoud Al-Ajroush and Sultan Al-Khenaizan

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1441-1442;
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Pleuropulmonary blastoma. A rare childhood malignancy
Yasser M. Aljehani, Ayman M. Elbaz, Khaled M. Moghazy, Amer A. Alardi, Adel A. Montaser and Yasser F. El-Ghoneimy

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1443-1445;
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Fucosidosis and anesthesia
Alireza E. Soltani, Reza S. Moharari, Reza Ghaffari, Hamid Zahedi and Mojgan Hajmahmoodi

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1446-1448;
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Terminal ileum schistosomiasis with perianal fistula mimicking Crohn's disease
Mohammad A. Sheikh and Sohail A. Ashraf

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1449-1452;

Brief Communication

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Effects of pharmacological concentration of melatonin on reperfusion injury in rats
Ayse S. Ilhan, Eser O. Oyar, Deniz Erbas and Ozlem Sivasli

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1452-1453;
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A comparison of sensitivities of the conventional and the real-time polymerase chain reaction methods for detection of Treponema denticola in periapical abscesses
Ahmet Ozbek, Selcuk M. Ozbek and Elvan Ozbek

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1453-1455;
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Motor vehicle accidents during pregnancy. A review of maternal and fetal outcomes in Saudi Arabian population
Hayfaa A. Wahabi, Ahmed T. Saleh and Abdelmonim A. Abdelrahman

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1456-1457;
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Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation among Qatari patients admitted with various cardiovascular disorder. A population-based study
Wafer A. Dabdoob, Abdulbari Bener, Dhabia Al-Mohannadi, Mohammad T. Numan, Hajar A. Al-Binali and Jassim Al-Suwaidi

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1457-1459;
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Reducing the medical costs of urinary tract infections investigation in infants
Christos N. Karakos and Konstantinos N. Stamatiou

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1459;

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An elderly man with shortness of breath and abnormal chest x-ray
Mohammed A. Yassin

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1460-1461;

Correspondence

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Correlation does not always show a causal relationship
Hakan Buyukhatipoglu, Yavuz Pehlivan, Ramazan Geyik, Celalettin Camci and Fatemeh H. Shandiz

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1462;
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Osteoarthritis of knees and obesity
Omar M. Farooqui and Ali S. Jawad

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1463;
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Pre-hospital period in patients with myocardial infarction in Turkey. Methodological and statistical pitfalls
Mustafa M. Afifi

Saudi Medical Journal September 2007, 28 (9) 1464-1465;

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