Volume 15, Issue 1 (2015)
Editorials/Commentaries
Combined Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography : Option or necessity?
Naima K. Al-Bulushi
Sleep Deprivation and Depression : A bi-directional association
Mohammed A. Al-Abri
Reviews
The Role of Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns in Human Diseases : Part I - Promoting inflammation and immunity
Walter G. Land
Paget’s Disease of Bone among Various Ethnic Groups
Mira Merashli and Ali Jawad
Health Workforce Planning : An overview and suggested approach in Oman
Abdulaziz Al-Sawai and Moeness M. Al-Shishtawy
Medical History
A Brief History of Breast Cancer : Part III - Tumour biology lays the foundation for medical oncology
Ritu Lakhtakia and Ikram Burney
Original Studies
Trends in the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease among Adults with Diabetes in Oman
Jawad Al-Lawati, Magdi Morsi, Asya Al-Riyami, Ruth Mabry, Medhat El-Sayed, Mahmoud Abd El-Aty, and Hawra Al-Lawati
Prevalence of Hepatitis C among Multi-transfused Thalassaemic Patients in Oman : Single centre experience
Khalid Al-Naamani, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Siham Al-Sinani, Fauzia Wasim, and Shahina Daar
Selective Use of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography in the Management of Metastatic Disease from Colorectal Cancer : Results from a regional centre
Sadaf Jafferbhoy, Adam Chambers, James Mander, and Hugh Paterson
Diagnostic Screening Workflow for Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes
Stella Lai, Clare Brooke, Debra O. Prosser, Chuan-Ching Lan, Elaine Doherty, and Donald R. Love
Reliability of the Emergency Severity Index : Meta-analysis
Amir Mirhaghi, Abbas Heydari, Reza Mazlom, and Farzaneh Hasanzadeh
Prevalence of Sleep Deprivation and Relation with Depressive Symptoms among Medical Residents in King Fahd University Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Esraa M. Al-Maddah, Badria K. Al-Dabal, and Mohammad S. Khalil
Hepatoblastomas in Oman : Unveiling success
Fatma Rabah, Nagwa El-Banna, Dipali Bhuyan, Ibrahim Al-Ghaithi, Mohamed Al-Hinai, Amal Al-Sabahi, Nawal Al-Mashaikhi, and Ismail Beshlawi
Factors Responsible for the Prolonged Stay of Surgical Neonates in Intensive Care Units
Khalid M. Bhatti, Zainab N. Al-Balushi, Mahmoud H. Sherif, Sareyah M. Al-Sibai, Ashfaq A. Khan, Mazen A. Mohammed, Maria F. Batacalan, Cheryl C. Montemayor, Mohammad Fazalullah, Masood Ahmed, Mathew Kripail, Asad ur- Rahman, Zenaida Reyes, and Mohamed Abdellatif
Voluntary Fasting to Control Post-Ramadan Weight Gain among Overweight and Obese Women
Suriani Ismail, Khadijah Shamsuddin, Khalib A. Latiff, Hazizi A. Saad, Latifah A. Majid, and Fadlan M. Othman
Perceived Benefits of Pre-Clinical Simulation-based Training on Clinical Learning Outcomes among Omani Undergraduate Nursing Students
Girija Madhavanprabhakaran, Esra Al-Khasawneh, and Lani Wittmann
Brief Communications
Trends in Epithelial Cell Abnormalities Observed on Cervical Smears over a 21-Year Period in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait
Kusum Kapila, Prem N. Sharma, Sara S. George, Azza Al-Shaheen, Ahlam Al-Juwaiser, and Rana Al-Awadhi
Does Sickle Cell Disease Protect Against Diabetes Mellitus? : Cross-sectional study
Ali AM Suwaidan, Fathia Al-Qurashi, and David L. Whitford
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome : Use of an octreotide trial to distinguish between pituitary or ectopic sources
Omayma T. El-Shafie, Nooralddin Al-Saffi, Ahmed Al-Sajwani, and Nicholas Woodhouse
Case Reports
Heerfordt’s Syndrome Presenting with Recurrent Facial Nerve Palsy : Case report and 10-year literature review
Preetam Chappity, Rajeev Kumar, and Anjan K. Sahoo
Trichilemmal Cyst of the Penis in a Paediatric Patient
Samuel Madan and Rashi Joshi
Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a Child
Rajeev Kariyattil, Mohamed I. A. Rahim, and Unnikrishnan Muthukuttiparambil
Vascular Anomalies in Children Misdiagnosed with Asthma : Case series
Hashim Javad, Khalfan Al-Sineidi, Anas A. Abdelmogheth, Dilip Sankhla, Humoud Al-Dhuhli, Sinan I. Azzawi, and Mohamed A. El-Naggari
Comment
Heerfordt’s Syndrome : An interesting and under-recognised manifestation of sarcoidosis
Jeanie McGee and Alireza Minagar
Medical Images
Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging T2* in Diagnosing and Monitoring Severe Cardiac and Hepatic Siderosis
Shahina Daar, Moez Hassan, Vinodh Panjwani, Anil Pathare, Humoud Al-Dhuhli, and Arwa Z. Al-Riyami
Bart Syndrome with Ear Malformation
Ahmed Omran, Dalia Elimam, Reem A. E. Mobarak, Mohammed Ibrahim, and Sonia El-Sharkawy
Letters to the Editor
