Volume 33, Issue 1 (2020)
Audiovestibular Medicines
Left ventricular functions in patients with beta-thalassemia major: a speckle tracking imaging study
Ahmed A. Khattab, Amir I. Lashin, Doaa M. Elian, Mohamed F. Elnoamany, and Naglaa F. Ahmed
Study of serum leptin level in children with cyanotic and acyanotic congenital heart disease
Ahmed A. Khatab, Fahima M. Hassan, Mona S. Habib, Rania S. El-Zayat, and Rania S.H. Ali
Cardiology and Vascular Medicine
Probable relationship between Toxoplasma gondii and children with cryptogenic epilepsy
Ahmed A. Khatab, Mohamed A. Soliman, Sally S. M El-Dabaa, and Sameh A Abd El-Naby
Clinical Pathology
Factors affecting body mass index of female individuals at 1 year after delivery
Nagwa N. Hegazy, Nehad Abd El Moneam Mohamed, and Safaa Abd El-Fatah Badr
Menstrual hygiene among secondary school students
Aml A. Salama, Hala M. El Meselhy, and Sanaa R. El Mawardy
Frequency of unmet needs among women in childbearing period attending Quweisna district, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt
Bassma I. M. Morsy, Fatma A. El-Esrigy, Hala M. Shaheen, and Taghreed M. Farahat
Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in school children aged 6–15 years
Ahmed M. Badawy, Rania S. El-Zayat, Salem E. Deraz, and Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
Community Medicine
Role of serotonin in development of esophageal and gastric fundal varices
Hossam El-Din Mostafa Seleem, Mohamed Alaa El-Din Nouh, Sabrin Mohammed Samy Asila, and Sally Mohammed Elhefnawy
Effect of direct-acting antiviral agents on hepatitis C virus-associated thrombocytopenia
Alaa E. Abdelhamid, Aly M. El-Kholy, Essam A. Abdelmohsen, Hasan A. Zagla, Mohamed A. Abdelhafez, Sabry A. Shoeib, and Zeinab A. A. Kasemy
Paraoxonase-1 enzyme activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: association with carotid intima-media thickness?
Ahmed R. Tawfeek, Aly M. El-Kholy, Mohamed Z. Nouh, Sabry A. Shoeib, and Waleed M. Fathy
The relationship between hypoalbuminemia and intradialytic hypotention in hemodialysis patients
Ahmed Tawfeek, Asmaa H. Abd El-Mohsen, Khaled El-zorkany, and Mahmoud Kora
MicroRNA and liver diseases
Ahmed A. Abdalwahab, Alsayed I. Alshayeeb, and Ehab A. Abdel-Atti
Assessment of vitamin D in hemodialysis patients
Ahmed R. El-Arbagy, Eslam A.M El-Khalifa, Khaled M. A El-Zorkany, and Mohamed A. Helwa
Dermatology
Study of some factors associated with prolonged neonatal jaundice
Dalia M. Ellahony, Ismail A.A. Abdulhadi, and Maha A. Tawfeek
Evaluation of serum resistin in children with chronic renal failure
Maha A. Tawfik, Mohamed A. Soliman, Sekina Z. M Elsawy Derbala, and Zein A. Omar
Assessment of blood level of vitamin C in children with bronchial asthma
Ahmed A. Khatab, Fahima M. Hassan, Heba G. A El-Hameed, Rania S. El-Zayat, and Sally M. El-Hefnawy
Platelet rich plasma injection versus extracorporeal shock-wave therapy in treatment of plantar fasciitis
Alaa A. Labeeb, El Zahraa A. Abd-El Hady Hammad, Eman A. Abd Allah, Samar G. Soliman, and Tarek F. Abd-Ella
Anti-Toxocara effects of Cassia nodosa plant extract in experimentally infected mice
Aiat S. Hemida, Amany A. Rady, Amira F. Abd-Elatty, Amira M. Attallah, Bahaa El-Deen W. El-Aswad, and Nadia S. El-Nahas
Protective effect of caffeine and curcumin versus silymarin on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in rats
Abd El-Hamid Gaber, Abd Elrahman A. Yassin, Esam EL-Din Ibrahim S. Radwan, Fatma El-Desoky, Ghada A. Hegazy, Mohamad–Hesham Y. Daba, and Nanis Shawky Holah
Role of AdeB gene in multidrug-resistance Acinetobacter
Hanem M. Badwy, Rawheia H. Aladel, Reem M. ElKholy, Shimaa A. Refat, and Soheir A. Abdalsameea
Herpes virus incidence after liver transplantation
Abeer H. Elshalakany, Amira A. Alhendy, Ann A. Farid, Wesam E. Hamed, and Yasser M. Ismail
Do all chronic hepatitis C virus bleeders develop iron deficiency?
Asmaa S. Atta, Khalid A. Khalifa, Nahla O. Shokri, and Omaima M. Abbas
Nitrate assessment in patients with thalassemia and sickle cell anemia
Doaa M. Elian, Hamdia S. Mohamed, Mohamed A. Soliman, and Rasha I. Noreldin
Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocytes as a future therapy for skeletal diseases
Maha M. Elbatsh, Rasha I. Noreldin, Rawhia H. Eledel, Thoria A. Omar, and Zahraa A.M. Abu-Alata
Isolation and osteogenic differentiation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells
Alaa M. Abd El-Gayed, Asmaa Z.A. Turky, Mona M. Hassouna, Rasha I. Noreldin, and Rawhia H. El-Edel
Mesenchymal stem cell applications on the chronic liver disease
Dina S. El-Azab, Eman A.Z. Kotb, and Laila M. Montaser
Endemic and Tropical Medicine
Thymocyte selection-associated HMG-box 'thymocyte selection-associated HMG-box' in mycosis fungoides: should it be mandatory in diagnosis?
Asmaa G. Abdou, Hesham N. Khaled, Mohamed A. Gaber, and Mona E. Kamel
Pediculosis among school children in a primary school in Millij Village, Menoufia Governorate
Hala M. El Moselhy, Mohamed A. Basha, and Walaa S. A El Mowafy
Family Medicine
Effect of obesity on YKL-40 serum level to evaluate its role as an independent marker in type 2 diabetic nephropathy
Fady W. T. Morkos, Mohamed A. E. Korany, Mohamed Z. Nouh, and Thoria A. Omar
Role of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor in female androgenetic alopecia
Hossam A. Yasien, Mostafa A. Hamam, Sabreen A.A. Elsherif, and Shereen F. Mahmoud
Study of serum level of interleukin-31 in patients with uremic pruritus
Amany M. Yousef, Hossam A. Yasien, Magda M. Haggag, Mahmoud A. Kora, and Manal A. Safan
Determination of oxidative stress in vitiligo by measuring superoxide dismutase levels in vitiliginous skin
Eman Seliet, Mai A. Omar, Ola Bakry, and Sally Elhefnawy
Cutaneous manifestation of β-thalassemic patients
Marwa Galal and Mohamed A. Gaber
Skin diseases in elderly
Al Zahraa A. Hasanin and Mohamed A. Gaber
Internal Medicine
Predictors of erythropoietin hyporesponsiveness in chronic hemodialysis patients
Ahmed Rabea, Ahmed Ragheb, Ahmed M. Kamal, and Mahmoud Emara
Prevalence of glucose level abnormalities in neonatal sepsis and its association with mortality
Abd El Hameed R A. Issa, Dalia M. Ellahony, and Muhammad S. El-Mekkawy
The effect of aging on the sexual function among Menoufia women
Asmaa A. Barseem and Mohamed A. Gaber
Role of melatonin in constitutional delayed puberty in boys
Abdallah M. Attia, Belal A. Montaser, and Nehal K. Abdallah
Medical Oncology
Chemerin levels in patients with coronary artery disease
Ashraf A. Dawood, Mahmoud A. Aboelezz, and Mohammed F. Elnoamany
Microbiology
Assessment of left atrial function in patients with ischemic and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy using speckle-tracking echocardiography
Abdalla M. Kamal, Ahmed A. Kamal, Mohamed H. Mostafa, and Naglaa F. Ahmed
Neuropsychiatry
Diarrheal management approach among caregivers of under-5-year-old children in an Egyptian rural area
Ayah M.A. Barakat, Hala M. Shaheen, Safa H. Alkalash, and Taghreed M. Farahat
Mothers' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding their primary school children's oral hygiene
Aml A. Salama, Eslam M. Konsowa, and Safa H. Alkalash
Epicardial fat measured by multidetector computed tomography and coronary artery disease
Mohammad F. Alnaggar, Neveen I. Samy, and Walaa F. Abdalzez
Role of ultrasonography in assessment of postoperative vascular complications in recipients of living donor liver transplantation
Dalia I. Aggour, El Sayed El Mekkawy El Sayed, and Mohamed S. El Warraky
Role of multidetector computed tomography in detection of extrahepatic metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma
Adel M. Elwakeel, Hanan A. Meky, Mohamed M. Houseni, and Shaimaa A. Hassanein
Oncology
Study of pepsin level in saliva as a noninvasive marker for diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Hosam I. Mohamed, Siham A. Khodeer, and Walaa A. Shaheen
Ophthalmology
Evaluation of klotho protein level in chronic kidney disease patients
Ahmed R. El-Arbagy, Hany S. El-Barbary, Heba A.M. Anwar Dawoud, and Mahmoud M. Emara
Pathology
Effect of internet use on health-related behaviors and patient-physician relationship
Mahmoud E. Abu Salem, Marwa A. Akram Ali, and Nagwa N. Hegazy
Evaluation of hospital waste management among tertiary‑care hospitals, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt
Aziza S. El Badry, Faten E. Younis, Hala M. Gabr, Omiyma A. El Fateh Mahrous, Shaimaa Y. Abd El Raouf, and Yasser H. Ibrahim
The role of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of suspicious breast lesions
Mahmoud A. Abdella, Mohamed A. Maaly, and Safaa A.E. Mohamed
Pediatrics
The role of measurement of serum mannose-binding lectin in diagnosis of sepsis and prediction of prognosis among children admitted into the pediatric intensive care unit
Ahmed A. Sonbol, Fady M. El Gendy, Muhammad S. El-Mekkawy, and Osama A.R. Diab
Role of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis of pediatric posterior fossa tumors
Rehab M. Habib, Shaimaa A.E. Fotoh, and Zeinab A.E. Ali
Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome in Menoufia University students
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
Pharmacology
Epidemiology of nocturnal enuresis among primary school children (6–12 years) in Gharbia Governorate
Faten Younis, Hewaida M. El Shazly, Mahmoud E. Abu Salem, Safa'a Badr, and Sherin M. Derbala
Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Insulin resistance as a noninvasive predictor of esophageal varices in hepatitis C virus cirrhotic patients
Ahmed R. El-Gazzarah, Atef A. Ali, Belal A. Montaser, and Heba G. Abdel-Fattah
Study the efficacy of sofosbuvir/daclatasvir in treatment of hepatitis C virus in Egypt
Ahmed R. El-Gazzarah, Ayman A. E Ahmed Ali, and Mohammed A. Nouh
Physiology
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination among women attending primary health care facility, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt
Howida A. Al Shazly, Mahmoud A. Abo Salem, Reda A. Ibrahem, Shaimaa Yaihya Abd El-Roaf, and Zeinab A. Kasemy
Radiology
Evidence base for cervical cancer screening and prevention among average-risk women in family practice
Hala M. Shaheen and Samah M. A El Galil Ebied