المجلد 37 العدد 1
منشور: 2025-06-25
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Body mass index and some biochemical parameters among valproate treated male epileptic patients
Imad A. Thanoon, Imad A. Thanoon, Othman A. Pachachi, Othman A. Pachachi
Objective: To assess the effect of continuous valproate monotherapy (VPA) on body mass index (BMI), serum leptin, malondialdehyde (MDA) and lipid profile in male epileptic children and adult...
Alternative diagnosis for pain in patients who underwent appendectomies for normal appendices and the incidence of negative appendectomies
Hiwa O. Ahmed, Hiwa O. Ahmed, Ali M. Muhammed, Ali M. Muhammed
Background and objectives: Some gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract pathologies can simulate clinical features of acute appendicitis; we aim to determine the alternative diagnosis for the pain...
The abnormal urodynamic findings as a predictor of complete response to treatment in patients with complicated nocturnal enuresis
Ziad M. Awwad, Ziad M. Awwad, Nooman H. Saeed, Nooman H. Saeed
Objective: Patients with complicated nocturnal enuresis might show poor response to various forms of treatments, the purpose of this study is to urodynamically assess their bladder function and...
Effects of vitamin D, calcium, fluoride and vitamin C as dietary supplementation on bone healing in rabbits
Mahmood A. Aljumaily, Mahmood A. Aljumaily
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the daily oral adminstration of vitamin D, calcium, fluoride and vitamin C as dietary supplementation on bone healing in experimental...
Sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection
Mohammed M. Fathi Alsheikh, Mohammed M. Fathi Alsheikh
Objective: To study the type of injected agents, clinical features and outcome of conservative treatment of patients with sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection. Methods: A...
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in Mosul: Clinical characteristics and predictors of poor outcome
Sabah Shallal, Sabah Shallal, Rami M. A. Al Hayali, Rami M. A. Al Hayali
Objectives: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome is one of the most important causes of intensive care unit (ICU) morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study is to explore the...
Detection of vascular invasion in colorectal cancer by using Weigert's stain for elastic fibers
Rana A. Azooz, Rana A. Azooz, Wahda Mohammed Taib Al-Nuaimy, Wahda Mohammed Taib Al-Nuaimy, Shuaib H.S. Al-Talib, Shuaib H.S. Al-Talib
Objective: Venous invasion is stage independent prognostic risk factor for distant metastasis in colorectal cancer. Elastic stain is among the various ancillary techniques that were described to...
Measurement of serum magnesium concentration in type 2 diabetic patients on glibenclamide and metformin therapy
Zeina Satam, Zeina Satam, Zaynab M. Ali Hassan, Zaynab M. Ali Hassan, Isam Hamo Mahmood, Isam Hamo Mahmood
Objectives: To measure serum magnesium concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes on glibenclamide, metformin or a combination of both drugs therapy in Mosul city. Patients and Methods: One...
The value of step-sectioning in the diagnosis of lymph node micrometastasis in breast cancer
Rana A. Azooz, Rana A. Azooz
Objectives: Routine practice is to examine one histological section for evaluating secondary tumor deposits in the axillary lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer. The aim of the present study...
Profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in burn infection and their antibiogram study
Ansam M. Hamdoon, Ansam M. Hamdoon, Asmaa Z. Al-Gerir, Asmaa Z. Al-Gerir, Haitham M. Al-Habib, Haitham M. Al-Habib
Objectives: 1- To evaluate the incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial pathogens in burn patients. 2- To determine the antibiogram profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to selected antibacterial...
Effects of quetiapine on body mass index and reproductive hormonal levels in male schizophrenic patients
Omar M. Y. Shindalla, Omar M. Y. Shindalla, Shamil H. Othman, Shamil H. Othman, Imad A. Thanoon, Imad A. Thanoon
Objective: To asses the effects of quetiapine therapy on body mass index (BMI) and serum level of testosterone, prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and...
Evaluation of causes of acute hip pain in children at Erbil teaching hospital
Sherwan J. Shareef, Sherwan J. Shareef, Zohair M. Al-Saffar, Zohair M. Al-Saffar
Objectives: Painful hip in children is a common pediatric problem and there are several causes for hip pain. In this study we will show the most common causes of hip pain in children and evaluate...
Cyclorefraction of healthy children in the first two years of life
Azzam A. Ahmed, Azzam A. Ahmed
Objectives: To provide a description of refractive errors in healthy, term-born children, aged 1 through 24 months, and to test the hypothesis that spherical equivalent becomes significantly less...
Detection of extended spectrum B-lactamase in E. coli from clinical samples
Ansam M. Hamdoon, Ansam M. Hamdoon
Objectives: 1- To study the frequency of ESBL (extended spectrum beta lactamase) among E. coli clinical isolates. 2- To determine the antibiotic profile for the isolates. 3- To determine the...
The effect of concentrated bone broth as a dietary supplementation on bone healing in rabbits
Mahmood A. Aljumaily, Mahmood A. Aljumaily
Background: A variety of substances, biological and physical interventions have been used to enhance bone fractures healing. There is growing evidences for the importance of nutrition in...
Serum heavy metals in patients with fragments and shells of improvised explosive devices
Mowafak K. Hassan, Mowafak K. Hassan, Nabeel H. Alfhady, Nabeel H. Alfhady, Mahmood A. Aljumaily, Mahmood A. Aljumaily
Background: Iraq is the most affected country by injuries of improvised explosive devices (IED) including bomb car, bomb born on person and roadside bombs. Embedded fragments and shells can...
Assessment of nutritional status indicators in children under five at Al-Hamdaniya District, North of Iraq
Asma A. Al-Jawadi, Asma A. Al-Jawadi, Anwar K. Matee, Anwar K. Matee
Objectives: To provide a data base for nutritional assessment indicators among children under five in Al-Hamdaniya district, North of Iraq. Materials and Methods: Study design: A cross sectional...
C-reactive protein and lipid profile among depot- medroxyprogesterone acetate injections users
Wahda B. Al-Youzbaki, Wahda B. Al-Youzbaki
Objective: To study the effect of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injections on C-reactive protein (CRP) and lipid profile and to find the predictors (body weight, body mass index (BMI),...
Measurement of total serum IgE antibody in patients with atopic dermatitis
Haitham B. Fathi, Haitham B. Fathi, Amir A. Al-Hafedh, Amir A. Al-Hafedh
Objectives: To estimate the difference in total serum IgE level between patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and healthy control subjects and to correlate age and gender of patients, and severity...
Ovarian cavernous hemangioma in two years old female with repeated UTI ; a case report and literature review
Ammar Abdulsalaam Hamid, Ammar Abdulsalaam Hamid, Zaid S. Khudher, Zaid S. Khudher
A two years old female child with history of a trivial trauma to the lower abdomen was complaining from repeated UTI. Ultrasound and MRI examination of the abdomen and pelvis revealed 48x30 mm...
P53 in breast carcinoma: an immunohistochemical study
Shuaib H. Saleem, Shuaib H. Saleem, Zainab W. Aziz, Zainab W. Aziz
Objectives: The aims of the present study are; first, to find out the relative frequency of p53 over-expression in different types of breast cancer. Second, to correlate the p53 over-expression...