International Medical Journal     Volume 23, Number 1
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL 2 Fasting Insulin Levels in Individuals with Non-Diabetic Alzheimer's Disease

Takahiko Nagamine, Nobuyuki Yamaoka, Harufumi Yonezawa,
Ken Nakamura, Toshifumi Takahashi, Takashi Terazono

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Love Bites or Monkey Bites: A Medical Trauma of a Kind

Sachi Sri Kantha

INTERNAL  MEDICINE 7 Association between Severity of Non-Alcoholic Cirrhosis and Thyroid Function

Masoud Sharifian Razavi, Ahmad Khosravi Khorashad, Morteza Taghavi,
Hassan Vossoughinia, Shahrzad Mohammadzadeh Lari, Elias Orouji

  11 The Relation between Body Fat and Physical Fitness Factors of Physical Education Students in Payme Nour University

Sharififar Farideh, Hakimi Leila, Hashemi Taklimi Maryamalsdat, Musavi Kobra

MICROBIOLOGY 14 Diagnostic Value of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection and Typing of Gene-Encoding Metallo-B-Lactamase

Song He, Ju-Ping Hang, Ling Zhang, Bai-Qi Yu, Fei Yuan

AIDS 18 Socio-Demographic Profile and Pattern of Risk Factors in HIV Patients on Free Antiretroviral Therapy in a Rural Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of West Bengal

Susmita Kundu, Dipankar Kanji, Amitabha Sengupta, Swapnendu Misra, Topobrata Guharoy

IMMUNOLOGY 21 Elucidating the Role of Non-Surgical Therapy on GCF Interleukin-18 Levels in Indian Population with Periodontal Disease

Vineet Nair, Prasanta Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata Kundu, Satadal Das

UROLOGY 26 Nephro-Protective Effects of Origanum Vulgare Hydro-Alcoholic Extract against Gentamicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats

Ali Mirzaei, Reza Maleki, Mehdi Ghavamizadeh

GERIATRICS 30 Undue Concern for Others' Opinions Is Related to Depression among Family Caregivers of Disabled Elderly in Southern Japan

Yasuko Toyoshima, Masakazu Washio, Itsuko Horiguchi, Ritsuko Yamasaki,
Miki Onimaru, Kazuyo Nakamura, Ikuko Miyabayashi, Yumiko Arai

OBSTETRICS 34 Psychometric Properties of the Malay Version of Inventory of Functional Status after Childbirth

Norhayati MN, Anita AA, Mohd Rosmizaki A, Zainudin A

PULMONAY  MEDICINE 39 A Study of Systemic Manifestations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Pulak Kumar Jana, Ritabrata Mitra, Kumar Abhishek, Somenath Kundu, Ira Das

ANAESTHESIOLOGY 43 Dexamethasone 8 mg Versus Dexamethasone 4 mg with Propofol 0.5 mg/kg for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting after Laparoscopic Gynaecology Procedure

Khalitatul Firdaus, Adnan Dan, Muhammad Maaya, Raha Abd Rahman, Esa Kamaruzaman,
Norsidah Abdul Manap, Shanti Rudra Vera, Jaafar Md Zain

CLINICAL  PATHOLOGY 47 Implementation of Clinical Pathways in Malaysia: Can Clinical Pathways Improve the Quality of Care?

Aniza I, Saperi S, Zafar A, Aljunid SM, Wan Norlida I, Oteh M, Husyairi H, Ismail S,
Nor Hamdan Y, Faizal Amri H, Mohammad Hassan YS, Hamat H

PHARMACOLOGY 51 Strongyloides Seropositivity in Cancer Patients

AbdelRahman Zueter, Zeehaida Mohamed, Rahmah Noordin, Biswa Mohan Biswal

MEDICAL  EDUCATION 55 Testing the Test Using Rasch Measurement Model: Can Expert Vetting Ensure Quality of Test Items?

Arunodaya Barman, Ahmad Fuad bin Abdul Rahim, Md. Anayet Ullah

ANATOMY  & ORTHOPAEDICS 58 Variations in Talar Articular Facets on Calcaneum with Their Clinical Significance and Orthopaedics Importance

Sumati, Jasbir Kaur, Shashi Raheja, Smita Kakar

ANATOMY  &  ORAL  SURGERY 62 Morphometric Analysis of the Mandibular Foramen in Dry Adult Human Mandibles

Smita Tapas

ORAL  SURGERY 64 Oral Pyogenic Granuloma in Pregnancy: A Predicament

Vineet Nair, Pradip Kumar Giri, Tirthankar Debnath, Argha Rudra, Rupa Mandal

CASE  REPORT 66 Parapharyngeal Space Clear-Cell Carcinoma: Report of a Rare Tumour at an Extremely Rare Site

Nik Hisyam Amirul Nik Hishamuddin, Narizan Ariffin, Arni Talib,
Roslenda Abdul Rahman, Mohd Razif Mohamad Yunus

  70 Repeated Implantation Failure in Patients Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization: Importance of Screening for Anti-B2 GPI Antibodies after Conception

Xiong Wang, Hua Ji, Wen-Juan Wang

  72 Isolated Sphenoid Fungal Sinusitis Presenting with Ophthahlmic Disturbance

Khairunnisak Misron, Mohd Tahir Jalal, Norasnieda Md Shukri, Lukmanul Hakim Misron

  75 Tracheitis an Evolving Entity

Intan Kartika Kamarudin, Goh Bee See

  78 Sialolith in Submandibular Salivary Gland: 2 Clinical Notes

Jawaad Ahmed, Nurul Azwa Mohd Saman, Shaifulizan Abdul Rahman,
Mohammad Khursheed Alam

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Neonatal Parapharyngeal Abscess: A Rare Case of Stridor

Muhammad Nasri Abu Bakar, Hashimah Ismail, Zulkiflee Salahuddin, Irfan Mohamad

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Anatomical Diversity in Flexor Pollicis Longus Muscle

Seema Singh, Reeha Mahajan, Shashi Raheja, Neerja Rani, Anita Tuli

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Hamartomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil: A Case Report

Zubaidah Hamid, Puvan Arul, Angeline Madatang, Irfan Mohamad

  89 Oral Malignant Melanoma: A Presentation at the Alveolar Process of the Maxilla

Intan Kartika Kamarudin, Mawaddah Azman, Maryam Entezarian,
Nurismah Md Isa, Mohd Razif Mohammad Yunus

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Endoscopic Marsupialization of Neonatal Laryngeal Cyst: A Case Report

Hashimah Ismail, Afiza Izura Mohd. Sofi, AifaaAbdul Manan, Zulkiflee Salahuddin

SHORT  COMMUNICATION 94 Fly Colonization and Carcass Decomposition in a High-Rise Building in Malaysia

Syamsa Rizal Abdullah, Baharudin Omar, Ahmad Firdaus Mohd Salleh, Mohamed Abdullah Marwi, Hidayatulfathi Othman, Shahrom Abd. Wahid

LETTER TO THE EDITOR 100 Aripiprazole, A Dopamine D2 Receptor Partial Agonist, Attenuates Post Electroconvulsive Prolactin Increase

Takahiko Nagamine, Harufumi Yonezawa, Masaru Nakamura

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