Validation of an Arabic translation of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Seating position in motor vehicle collisions (MVC) plays a major role in determining the injury pattern in mainly restrained children. However, compliance with child seating and restraint laws is still suboptimal. The role of seating position in predicting injury patterns among unrestrained ch...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Jazaeri A,Zamakhshary M,Al-Omair A,Al-Haddab Y,Al-Jarallah O,Al-Qahtani R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies reveal that a high percentage (over 50%) of episodes for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are treated with antibiotics, regardless of appropriateness or the necessity for prescription. We identified antibiotic prescriptions in a primary health care centre (PHC) and evaluated their su...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Ayranci U,Akgün Y,Unluoglu I,Kiremitci A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical presentation of type II diabetes mellitus (DM) has frequently been observed at an early age in developing countries, probably as a result of genetic, epidemiological and demographic factors. This study aimed to investigate the pattern of familial clustering of type II DM in patients who developed cl...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Gunaid AA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis is now recognized as an important cause of respiratory tract infections. Over a two year period, Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis was isolated in pure culture from 3.4% of the sputums collected from patients with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infections. It was the third mo...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Elbashier AM,Al-Salem AH,Al-Jama AH,Khogali A,Abusrair H,Khot AP,Malik AG

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our objective in this study was to obtain information on the prevalence of fungi responsible for superficial mycoses in the region of Tripoli, Libya. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Skin scrapings collected from 2224 patients attending the Dermatology Clinic at Tripoli Medical Center with suspected clinical symptoms o...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Ellabib MS,Khalifa ZM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with thalassemia may complain of numbness and weakness of the lower extremities. The aim of the study was to document whether these patients suffer from a polyneuropathy and to determine any contributing factors for the development of neuropathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We examined 30 patients with th...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Sawaya RA,Zahed L,Taher A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia, bilharziasis, bilharziosis or snail fever) is a human disease syndrome caused by infection from one of several species of parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. The three main species infecting humans are S haematobium, S japonicum, and S mansoni. S japonicum is most c...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Waheeb S,Al-Murshed M,Dashti F,Hira PR,Al-Sarraf L

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a five year period, 233 cases of malaria (2.4%) were diagnosed among 9259 children with fever and hepatosplenomegaly seen in Asir Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia. The majority of these were below four years of age and came from Tihama, a hot, humid valley area in the Asir region. The infection was seasonal...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Annobil SH,Okeahialam TC,Jamjoom GA,Bassuni WA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is an uncommon disease with various clinical presentations. The hypopigmented type is more common in individuals with a dark skin complexion. Moreover, childhood CTCL is more common in Mediterranean populations in comparison to the West. OBJECTIVE:To describe CTCL in the Sau...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Binamer Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on gastrin levels in chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients have given conflicting results. These studies did not take into consideration the influence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection on gastrin release. Also, there is no previous study that compared alcoholic CP patients to patient...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Eryani S,Duris I,Huorka M,Payer J,Kratochvilova H,Ondrejka P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past century, three major influenza pandemics took place, leading to a devastating number of deaths. Pandemics occur through the emergence of a new strain of influenza virus that can infect humans, to which there is little pre-existing immunity and which spreads easily from human to human. The H5N1 influenz...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Balkhy H,Al-Hajjar S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A treatable and preventable disorder, congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is still a common cause of mental retardation. A 17-year-old Saudi boy with CH due to an ectopic thyroid gland was diagnosed by the neonatal screening program.Thyroxine replacement therapy was started for one month when the family chose to discontinu...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Alwan I,AlRowaeah A,Bawazeer M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs) are common during initial evaluation of bladder cancer patients. Their significance is still unknown. OBJECTIVE:Determine the significance of indeterminate pulmonary nodules, including their size and number, in muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients before definitive ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Daghmin A,Alhamss S,Al-Najjar H,Al-Saidi I,Al-Qasem K,Abukhiran I,Hamad A,Alhusban M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented an interesting case of an unexpected orbital tumor in a 5-month-old female healthy baby who presented initially with a 1-week history of acute left proptosis, swollen eyelid, conjunctival chemosis and exposure keratopathy. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics without any improvement and was r...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alkatan HM,Chaudhry I,Alayoubi A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Case records of 33 patients treated for thyroglossal duct lesions at the King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar between 1982G and 1992G were reviewed. There were 22 males and 11 females, their ages ranging between one and 35 years. Sixteen patients presented as cysts and 17 as sinuses. All cases were diagnose...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Arfaj A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Vaccination during periods of lymphopenia may facilitate immune responses to weak self-antigens and enhance antitumor immunity. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of tumor vaccine immunotherapy combined with immune reconstruction using tumor-bearing host immune cells...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Li QL,Gao SF,Wang YP,Ma J,Feng CX,Wang Y,Wang YL

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on thyroid surgery in children are scarce. OBJECTIVE:Analyze outcome data on thyroid surgery in a pediatric population. DESIGN:Medical record review. SETTING:Tertiary health care institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We collected demographic and clinical data on patients 18 years or younger who had thyr...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Almosallam OI,Aseeri A,Alhumaid A,AlZahrani AS,Alsobhi S,AlShanafey S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma is a rare malignancy, with an incidence of 0.7% to 1.6%. Most cases of thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma are papillary carcinoma, with follicular carcinoma having been rarely reported. In this study, a 33-year-old man presented with a typical thyroglossal duct cyst and underwent surgica...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Bifari IN,Alherabi A,Alkaff H,Al-Arqen H,Jastania RA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal treatment of ureteric stones, especially the lower ureteric stone, remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the management of ureteric stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 99 patients with ureteric stones at ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Ghafoor M,Halim A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is universally acknowledged to be a health hazard. We are of the opinion that primary health care (PHC) physicians can potentially play a key role in the promotion of non-smoking campaigns. The aim of this study was to determine the role of male PHC physicians in the promotion of a non-smoking campai...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Shahri MZ,Al-Almaie SM

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 48 bladder cancer patients out of 96 consecutive genitourinary cancer cases were divided into bilharzial and nonbilharzial groups on a histological basis in order to investigate the impact of bilharziasis on tumor behavior. Despite being a bilharzial endemic area, only 10/48 (21%) of our patients had bilhar...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Shetty SD,Ibrahim AI,Patil KP,Morad NA,Anandan N,Khurana P

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During December 1987 to December 1990 the incidence of neural tube defects in the Asir region located in southwestern Saudi Arabia was 0.82/1000. These results were drawn from a survey conducted of all cases of neural tube defects referred to the main hospital at Abha City (Asir Central Hospital) (ACH). Anencephaly wa...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： El-Awad Mel-H,Sivasankaran S

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection are described. Both patients were expatriates from the Indian subcontinent, and reported the use of corticosteroids. The first patient presented with severe pulmonary disease that necessitated respiratory support, followed by acute abdomen and intestinal obstructio...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al Maslamani MA,Al Soub HA,Al Khal AL,Al Bozom IA,Abu Khattab MJ,Chacko KC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of dual-graft liver transplantation was introduced to overcome the discrepancy between liver transplantation demand and liver donation. Dual-graft transplantation also mitigates cumulative family risk by decreasing individual donor risk through minimization of the resected liver volume from each donor. Her...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Zidan A,Sturdevant M,Alkhail FA,Alabbad S,Boehnert MU,Broering D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is diagnosed mainly by serological methods that are hindered by insufficient sensitivity. When it fails, it becomes necessary to rely on either direct detection of the parasite or DNA detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We aimed to establis...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Bin Dajem SM,Almushait MA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of 100 referral letters and reports randomly selected from two health centers in Riyadh identified that the main reason for referral was general therapeutic advice (43.2%), general diagnostic evaluation (24.8%), and routine specialist examination (11.7%). Of the total referrals, 82.1% were seen within a week ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Jarallah JS

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma is an uncommon cause of cord compression in children, especially in infants. An 8-month-old infant was admitted to our hospital for a 40-day history of paraparesis in the lower extremities. This rapidly progressed to paraparesis with an inability to move the lower extremities. MRI ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Min S,Duan Y,Jin A,Zhang L

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 103 Saudi males and 172 Saudi females were referred for medical check-up for employment purposes and/or as undergraduate students. Clinical evaluation of all participants included full cardiovascular examination, with the following investigations being performed: ECG, chest x-ray, and cross-sectional ec...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Nouh MS,Al-Nozha MM,Taha A,Al-Shamiri M,Arafah MR,Akhter JM,Allam AR,Yamany HA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred and seventy-six consecutive antinuclear antibody-positive sera were tested for anti-ds DNA antibody by using three commercial kits which use 125 I recombinant DNA (radioimmunoassay), highly purified calf thymus DNA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) and Crithidia lucilliae (immunofluorescence assay) as ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Sheth KV,Alkaff MA,Bahabri SA,El Ramahi KM,Al-Sedairy S,Al-Dalaan AA

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although epidemiological studies have persistently shown a high prevalence of diabetes in Arabs, the control of diabetes is still poor and complications of diabetes are common. We examined the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DN), neuropathic foot ulceration (FU) and peripheral vascular disease ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Mahroos F,Al-Roomi K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00