Background: Pneumocephalus is the presence of air in the cranial cavity. When this intracranial
air causes increased intracranial pressure and leads to neurological deterioration, it is …

EDITOR,—The porphyrias are a group of rare inherited disorders caused by specific enzymatic
defects of the haem biosynthetic pathway. Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) is …

Sedation of infants in ophthalmology is a challenge for the anaesthetist. Often general
anaesthesia is not required but a quiet and immobile patient is necessary if the examination/…

Objective To report the occurrence of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) due to
infection with Clostridium difficile. Design Case report. Setting Trauma intensive care unit (TICU) …

Three siblings from consanguineous parents, originating from Tanzania, presented with
symptoms of complete or partial agenesis of the corpus callosum. Two males had in addition a …

OBJECTIVE: Although tetanus is now uncommon in Oman (The Expanded Program on
Immunization was introduced in 1981), patients continue to present from time to time at an …

Remifentanil is an opioid analgesic frequently used in intensive care patients because of its
rapid onset of action, potency, and ultra-short duration. If an excessive dose is given, it leads …

We read with great interest the recent report on acute aphasia in patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS) by Devere and coworkers1 Page 1 Acute Aphasia in Multiple Sclerosis We read …

This paper reports a 14-year-old male patient who developed necrotizing fasciitis of the leg
after a minor trauma. He was admitted to our intensive care unit with septic shock and acute …

A 43-year-old patient presented with acute sporadic brachial plexus. Diagnosis was based
on clinical and neurophysiological findings. This case highlights that early diagnosis of this …