Submissions from 2014
Mechanical thrombectomy versus intrasinus thrombolysis for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a non-randomized comparison., Fazeel M. Siddiqui; Chirantan Banerje; Susanna M. Zuurbier; Qing Hao; Chul Ahn; Glenn L. Prid; Mohammad Wasay; Charles B.L.M. . Majoie; David Liebeskind; ,Mark Johnson; and Jan Stam
Quality of life in patients with thalassemia major in a developing country., Sarah H. Siddiqui, Ruba Ishtiaq, Faiza Sajid, and Raihan Sajid
Factors associated with dengue fever IgG sero-prevalence in South Kordofan State, Sudan, in 2012: Reporting prevalence ratios., Mohammed A. Soghaier, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Omrana Pasha, Iqbal Azam Syed, Mubarak M. Karsani, Mutasim M. Elmangory, Babiker A. Elmagbou, Somia I. Okoued, Sayed M. Shareef, Hayat S. . Khogali, and Emad Eltigai g
Mediastinal Synovial Sarcoma., Niaz Hussain Soomro, Sanaullah Junejo, Aneeqa Ahsan Zafar, Shirin Siddiqi, and Ghulam H
Motivation of clinical faculty towards teaching and learning., M. Tariq and Syed Ahsan Ali
Quality assurance and its application in medical education., M. Tariq and Syed Ahsan Ali
Task-based learning versus problem-oriented lecture in neurology continuing medical education., Farhan Vakani, Wasim Jafri, Amina Ahmad, Aziz Sonawalla, and Mughis Sheerani
New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus as an Unusual Presentation of a Suspected Organophosphate Poisoning, Shahan Waheed, Amber Sabeen, and Nadeem Ullah Khan
Cerebral infarction and tuberculoma in central nervous system tuberculosis: frequency and prognostic implications, Mohammad Wasay, Salman Farooq, Zubair Ali Khowaja, Zeeshan Ali Bawa, Shehzad Mansoor Ali, Safia Awan, Mohammad Asim Beg, and Man Mohan Mehndiratta
Association of airborne Aspergillus with asthma exacerbation in Southern Pakistan., Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Iqbal Azam Syed, Safia Awan, Afia Zafar, and Asifali Imam
Submissions from 2013
Self-perceived health among school going adolescents in Pakistan: influence of individual, parental and life style factors?, Asad Ali Khan Afridi, Komal Motwani, Saleem Khawaja, Adeel Khoja, Zafar Fatmi, Iqbal Azam Syed, and Muhammad Masood Kadir
Diagnosis, treatment and follow-Up in four children with biotinidase deficiency from Pakistan, Bushra Afroze and Mohammad Wasay
Population-attributable estimates for risk factors associated with hepatitis B and C: policy implications for Pakistan and other South Asian countries., Bilal Ahmed, Tooba Ali, Huma Qureshi, and Saeed Hamid
Benefit of neuroprotection in acute ischaemic stroke, shall we dare to hope?, Anjum Akhtar and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
CLEAR: the intraventricular haemorrhage thrombolysis trial., Anjum Akhtar and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Compliance of medicine residents with 6-hour sepsis bundle at a tertiary care center, Ashique Ali, Hassan Ashraf Zia, and Bushra Jamil
School-based physical activity programme in preadolescent girls (9-11 years): a feasibility trial in Karachi, Pakistan., Aysha Almas, Muhammad Islam, and Tazeen Jafar
City tumour board Karachi: an innovative step in multidisciplinary consensus meeting and its two years audit., Asghar Hussain Asghar, Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi, abid jamal, Ghulam H, and Sadia Rizvi
A descriptive study to find possible correlation between MRI findings of pituitary gland and serum prolactin level, Muhammad Azeemuddin, Rohana Naqi, and Mohammad Wasay
Measurement of ESAT6-induced IFNγ responses adjunct with CXCL9 increases the rate of diagnosis of active tuberculosis in an endemic region, Zahra Hasan, Nisar Rao, Naseem Salahuddin, Mussarat Ashraf, Muniba Islam, and Bushra Jamil
Growing burden of stroke in Pakistan: a review of progress and limitations, Mubashirah Hashmi, Maria Khan, and Mohammad Wasay
Clinical predictors of EMG-confirmed cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathy, Ali Hassan, Bilal Hameed, Islam M, Bhojo Asumal Khealan, Mustafa Khan, and Saad Shafqat
Unintentional childhood poisoning, epidemiology and strategies for the prevention and policy change in Pakistan, Omer ul Hassan, Hasana Qadri, Umer Mir, and Bilal Ahmed
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME-A CONCISE CLINICAL REVIEW, Erfan Hussain and Fahad Hamid
Photo quiz: young girl with cough, headache, and visual loss., Aisha Ilyas, Naima Fasih, Kauser Jabeen, ehsan Bari, and Syed Faisal Mahmood
Illuminating the dark side--vitamin D status in different localities of Karachi., Romaina Iqbal, Lena Jafri, Ali Haroon, and Aysha Habib
MERS-CoV - are we on the verge of a pandemic?, Bushra Jamil and Kiren Habib
Is HAS-BLED score better than CHADS2 and HEMOR2RHAGES schemes in assessing 1 year risk of major bleed in atrial fibrillation patients?, Syed Habibullah Kamran and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What are the new therapeutic alternatives to warfarin in atrial fibrillation?, Syed Habibullah Kamran, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, and Syeda Maria Muzammil
Tenecteplase for stroke salvage therapy--extending the therapeutic window via CT based, Syed Kamran, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, and Syeda Maria Muzammil
Clinically significant contrast induced acute kidney injury after non-emergent cardiac catheterization--risk factors and impact on length of hospital stay., Waqar Kashif, Ali Khawaja, and Syed Ather Hussain
Double-positive Goodpasture's syndrome with concomitant active pulmonary tuberculosis., Waqar Kashif, Sonia Yaqub, Syed Faisal Mahmood, and Junaid Patel
Stroke radiology and distinguishing characteristics of intracranial atherosclerotic disease in native South Asian Pakistanis., Maria Khan; Asif Rasheed; Saman Hashmi; Moazzam Zaidi; Saba Akhtar; Lajpat Bansari; Nabi Shah; Maria Samuel; Sadaf Raza; Umer Rais Khan; Bilal Ahmed; Bilawal Ahmed; Naveeduddin Ahmed; Jamal Ara; Tasnim Ahsan; S. M. Munir; Shoukat Ali; Khalid Mehmood; Karim Ullah Maki; Muhammad Masroor Ahmed; Niaz Sheikh; Abdul Rauf Memon,; Philippe M. Frossard; and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Haemorrhagic strokes in pregnancy and puerperium, Maria Khan and Mohammad Wasay
Pregnancy and Puerperium-Related Strokes in Asian Women, Maria Khan, Mohammad Wasay, Bindu Menon, Mohammad Saadatnia, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Padma Gunaratne, M. M. Mehndiratta, Alper Dai, and Subhash Kaul
A rare aetiology of respiratory failure in a 10-year-old boy: inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour., Ali Khawaja, Prem Kumar Maheshwar, Anwarul Haque, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Etiology and outcome of severe community acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults., Ali Khawaja, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Fahad Khan Durrani, and Afia Zafar
Peripartum cardiomyopathy: ten year experience at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan., Abid Laghari, Aamir Hameed, and K. Kazmi
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome., Abid Laghari, Aamir Hameed, and K. Kazmi
Heavily thickened pericardium with constrictive pericarditis., Abid Laghari and Javed Tai
Citicoline in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke: an international, randomized, multicentre, placebo-controlled study (ICTUS trial) is the use of Citicoline is beneficial for acute ischaemic stroke?, Fauzia Nomani, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
LOAD: a pilot study of the safety of loading of aspirin & clopidogrel in acute ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack. Is the loading dose of aspirin and clopidogrel a good alternative for patients with acute ischaemic stroke and TIA? How this will impact our clinical practice?, Fauzia Nomani, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor for mobilizing bone marrow stem cells in the sub acute stroke. How safe is the use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in sub-acute stroke? Is this stem cell trial of recovery enhancement beneficial?, Fauzia Nomani and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Wilson's disease: experience at a tertiary care hospital., Om Parkash, Adil Ayub, Wasim Jafri, Syed H Shah, and Saeed Hamid
Patients' insight of interpreting prescriptions and drug labels--a cross sectional study., Muhammad Junaid Patel, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Farheen Ali, Zehra Kazmi, Safia Awan, and Ayesha Sorathia
Tumor necrosis factor -α, interleukin-10, intercellular and vascular adhesion molecules are possible biomarkers of disease severity in complicated Plasmodium vivax isolates from Pakistan., Afsheen Raza, Najia K. Ghanchi, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Ahmed Raheem, Sobia Nizami, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Replicating changes in hand hygiene in a surgical intensive care unit with remote video auditing and feedback., Donna Armellino RN, Manish Trivedi MD, Isabel Law RN, Narendra Singh MD, Mary Ellen Schilling, Erfan Hussain, and Bruce Farber
Vitamin D accelerates clinical recovery from tuberculosis: results of the SUCCINCT Study [Supplementary Cholecalciferol in recovery from tuberculosis]. A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis'., Nawal Salahuddin, Farheen Ali, Zahra Hasan, Nisar Rao, Masooma Aqeel, and Syed Faisal Mahmood
Case series and literature review of multiple nodular sarcoidosis., Hira Shahzad, Sameer Ur-Rehman, Kulsoom Fatima, Nadia Sharif, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Left atrial volumes and associated stroke subtypes., Quratulain Shaikh,; Bilal Ahmed; Maryam Ahmed,; Jamal Hussain Mahar,; Masood Ahmad,; Ayesha Ahmed,; Farzin Majeed; Fariha Sadiq Ali,; Maria Khan; and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
My patient has carotid stenosis. should he get stenting or endarterectomy?, Quratulain Shaikh, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
A Dynamical Study of Risk Factors in Intracerebral Hemorrhage using Multivariate Approach, Afaq Ahmed Siddiqui, Junaid S. Siddiqui, Mohammad Wasay, S. Iqbal Azam, and Asif Ahmed
Clinical characteristics, factors affecting sepsis outcome, Pakistan, Shahla Siddiqui, Bushra Jamil, Nosheen Nasir, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Fauzia Anis Khan, Phillippe Fossard, and Rabia Hussain
Reducing transfusion-associated malaria in Pakistan: an algorithmic approach, Zain A. Sobani, Sobia Nizami, Mehnaz Jabeen, Nayla Ahmed, Najia Karim Ghanchi, Mohammad Wasay, Bushra Moiz, and Mohammed Asim Beg
Vitamin B12 Supplementation in Trea ting Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Ehsan Ullah Syed, Mohammad Wasay, and Safia Awan
Quadricuspid aortic valve with aortic regurgitation: a rare echocardiographic finding., Javed Tai, Abid Laghari, and Cyrus Tariq Gill
Clinical reasoning and dual mental processing in diagnostic competence., M. Tariq and Syed Ahsan Ali
My patient has intracranial stenosis, does he need an intracerebral stent? Results of the SAMMPRIS study., Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
My patient had a small vessel stroke, are two antiplatelet agents better than one?, Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Bronchial carcinoid presenting as multiple lung abscesses., Zeeshan Waheed, Muhammad Irfan, Saulat H. Fatimi, and Ruqaiya Shahid
Neurology in Pakistan: Growing burden, low on priority, and a hope to keep alive, Mohammad Wasay and Ismail A. Khatri
Lessons learnt: pilot of mid rotation feedback., Tabassum Zehra and Shazia Sadaf
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral montelukast in acute asthma exacerbation., Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Nawal Salahuddin, Ali Khawaja, Safia Awan, Adil Aijaz Shah, Ahmed Suleman Haque, Shahid Javed Husain, Nisar Rao, and Javaid Khan
Submissions from 2012
Hepatocellular carcinoma in Hepatitis D: does it differ from Hepatitis B monoinfection?, Z Abbas, Qureshi M, Saeed Hamid, and Wasim Jafri
High Clarithromycin Resistance and a Low Rate of Recurrence and Reinfection of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Pakistan, Shahab Abid, javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Z Abbas, Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, and Rashida Ahmed
High Clarithromycin Resistance and a Low Rate of Recurrence and Reinfection, Shahab Abid, javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Z Abbas, k Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, and R Ahmad
Biotinidase deficiency in Pakistani children; what needs to be known and done, Bushra Afroze and Mohammad Wasay
Disappearance of pituitary macro adenoma with combination of ketoconazole and cabergoline treatment: an unusual case of Cushing's syndrome with interesting findings., Asma Ahmed, Saira Furqan, and Najmul Islam
Diabetes related knowledge among residents and nurses: a multicenter study in Karachi, Pakistan., Asma Ahmed, Abdul Jabbar, Lubna Zuberi, Muhammad Islam, and Khusro Shamim
Atrial myxoma: a rare cause of cardioembolic stroke, Junaid Akhtar, Mohammad Wasay, and Javeria Rauf
Chewing areca nut, betel quid, oral snuff, cigarette smoking and the risk of oesophageal squamous-cell carcinoma in South Asians: A multicentre case-control study, Saeed Akhtar, Adnan A. Sheikh, and Hammad U. Qureshi
Pulmonary nocardiosis: a comparative analysis of Nocardia asteroides and non-asteroides species., Assad Amin, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Assad Amin, Fatima Adhi M, Saira Ahmad, Farheen Ali, and E. Khan
Hepatocellular carcinoma in pakistan: where do we stand?, Amna Subhan Butt, Z Abbas, and Wasim Jafri
Irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric disorders in pakistan: a case control study., Amna Subhan Butt, Mohammad Salih, Wasim Jafri, Javed Yakoob, Mohammad Wasay, and Saeed Hamid
Physical activity levels, ownership of goods promoting sedentary behaviour and risk of myocardial infarction: results of the INTERHEART study, Claes Held, Romaina Iqbal, Scott A. Lear, Annika Rosengren, Shofiqul Islam, James Mathew, and Salim Yusuf
Pain assessment and management in different wards of a tertiary care hospital, Anwar ul Huda, Mohammad Hamid, Saboor Ahmed, Syed Muhammad Baqir, and Aysha Almas
Barriers to Accessing Surgical Care in Pakistan: Healthcare Barrier Model and Quantitative Systematic Review, Furqan B. Irfan, Bismah B. Irfan, and David A. Spiegel
Nutritional status in patients with Hepatitis C, Faisal Wasim Ismail, Rustam A. Khan, Lubna Kamani, Ashfaq A. Wadalawala, Hasnain Ali Shah, Saeed Hamid, and Wasim Jafri
Functional, cognitive and psychological outcomes, and recurrent vascular events in Pakistani stroke survivors: a cross sectional study., Maria Khan, Bilal Ahmed, Maryam Ahmed, Myda Najeeb, Emmon Raza, Farid Khan, Anoosh Moin, Dania Shujaat, Ahmed Arshad, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
My patient has an elevated hs-CRP. What does this mean? What should I do now?, Maria Khan, Emmon Raza, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Prolonged intermediate syndrome pue to prganophosphate poisoning, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Muhammad Junaid Patel, M. N.M. Hifath, Saima Kamal, and Syed Ather Hussain
Non-compaction of the left ventricle and associated ventricular septal defect., Abid Laghari, Javed Tai, and Sumaira Saleem
Gender Differences in Risk Factors, Mortality, and Length of Stay of Patients Discharged From a Pakistani Stroke Unit: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study, Farzin Majeed, Bilal Ahmed, Maria Khan, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Can community based interventions control hypertension in developing countries? What is the evidence from Pakistan?, Farzin Majeed and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Infiltrated leishmaniasis recidivans cutis on the face: a rare clinical presentation, Sadia Masood, Shaheen Naveed, and Rehan Uddin Alvi
Comparison of Risk Prediction Using the CKD-EPI Equation and the MDRD Study Equation for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Kunihiro Matsushita, Bakhtawar K. Mahmoodi, Mark Woodward, Jonathan R. Emberson, Tazeen Jafar, Sun Ha Jee, Kevan R. Polkinghorne, Anoop Shankar, David H. Smith, Marcello Tonelli, David G. Warnock, Chi-Pang Wen, Josef Coresh, Ron T. Gansevoort, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, and andrew S. Levey
Fiber and bulking agents for the treatment of chronic constipation, Kashmira Nanji, Bilal Ahmed, Safia Awan, Waris Qidwai, and Saeed Hamid
A novel method of surgical site infection surveillance after cardiac surgery by active participation of stake holders, Fatima Noman, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Shaheen Asif, Noureen Rahim, Ghufranullah Khan, and Bashir Hanif
A novel method of surgical site infection surveillance after cardiac surgery by active participation of stake holders., Fatima Noman, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Shaheen Asif, Noureen Rahim, Ghufranullah Khan, and Bashir Hanif
Temozolomide for relapsed primary CNS lymphoma., Asif Husain Osmani and Nehal l Masood
Primary billiary cirrhosis (antimitochondrial antibody negative) leading to secondary amyloidosis., Om Parkash and Aysha Almas
MELD score: utility and comparison with King's College criteria in non-acetaminophen acute liver failure., Om Parkash, Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, Syed Hasnian ALi Shah, and Wasim Jafri
APACHE II scores as predictors of cardio pulmonary resuscitation outcome: Evidence from a tertiary care institute in a low-income country., Muhammad Junaid Patel, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Muhammad Furqan, Safia Awan, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Waqar Kashif, Ayesha L Sorathia, Syed Ather Hussain, and Mohammed Umer Mir
APACHE II scores as predictors of cardio pulmonary resuscitation outcome: Evidence from a tertiary care institute in a low-income country, Muhammad Junaid Patel, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Muhammad Furqan, Safia Awan, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Waqar Kashif, Ayesha L. Sorathia, Syed Ather Hussain, and Mohammed Umer Mir
APACHE II scores as predictors of cardio pulmonary resuscitation outcome: Evidence from a tertiary care institute in a low-income country, Muhammad Junaid Patel,; Nadeem Ullah Khan; Muhammad Furqan; Safia Awan; Muhammad Sohaib; waqar kashif; Ayesha L. Sorathia,; Syed Ather Hussain,; and Mohammed Umer Mir
Recurrent non-aneurysmal, metastatic intraparenchymal haemorrhages following resection of atrial myxoma - case report and literature review., Emmon Raza and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Cross-sectional study identifying forms of tobacco used by Shisha smokers in Pakistan., Sameer ur Rehman, Mohammed Ali Sadiq, Maria Adnan Parekh, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Javaid Khan, and Philippe M. Frossard
Molecular diagnostic assays detection of crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever virus, Azra Samreen, Lamia Altaf, Bushra Jamil, tariq moatter, and Zahra Hasan
Cabergoline therapy for macroprolactinoma during pregnancy: a case report., Hira Shahzad, Aisha Sheikh, and Lumaan Sheikh
Can telemedicine improve stroke outcomes?, Quratulain Shaikh and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal