Factors Responsible for the Prolonged Stay of Surgical Neonates in Intensive Care Units

Objectives: Te length of hospital stay (HS) for patients is a major concern due to its social, economic and administrative implications; this is particularly important for neonates admitted to intensive care units (ICUs...

Underlying Factors Behind the Low Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Oman Sociocultural perspective

Epidemiological surveys from various countries indicate an increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), leading researchers to debate whether there are now ‘more affected’ or ‘more detected’. Te ep...

Therapy with radionuclides, clinical acceptance is overdue

In this issue, Drs. Bererhi and Constable‘ have published an important paper on the radiation doses received by relatives of patients after radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer or for hyperthyroid Graves' disease. Ba...

Challenges of Childhood Uveitis

Chronic uveitis is a rare, but potentially sight-threatening disease. Te most common cause of chronic non-infectious uveitis is “idiopathic uveitis”. However, some systemic diseases are associated with chronic uveit...

Re: Sodium Valproate-Induced Myopathy in a Child