Clinical profile of stroke: The experience at King Abdulaziz University Hospital

Objectives: To determine the pattern and risk factors of stroke in Saudi nationals and non-Saudis, at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), in the western province of Saudi Arabia. Method: All cases of stroke admitt...

Successful Resuscitation of an Extremely Low Birth Weight Premature Infant in Delma Island Community Hospital, United Arab Emirates

Because of their physical size and physiological immaturity, resuscitation of extremely very low birth weight premature infants is a big dilemma for neonatologists in any hospital. Te resuscitation may present an addit...

Cryptosporidiosis in Children from the Sultanate of Oman

Over a one year period, 807 faecal samples from children (0-12 years) were submitted for routine microbiological examination and screening for Cryptosporidium oocysts. A Phenol-auramine stain was used and putative oocyst...

Te Role of Mathematics on Human Structure

Multiple Bone Metastases in a Patient with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC) Complete resolution following thyroidectomy and four ablation doses of I-131

Multiple bone metastases from a differentiated thyroid cancer are usually incurable. We report the case of a young Omani woman who presented with 8 discrete skeletal lesions three years after a total thyroidectomy. Fo...