Spectrum of clinical manifestation of methylmalonic acidemia and homocystinuria in a family of six siblings: novel combination of transcobalamin receptor defect (CD320) and cblC de... by Nadia Waheed, Zafar Fayyaz, Ahmad Imran

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Neurological complications of SARS-CoV-2: A single-center case series authors by Muhammad Hassan, Naveed Ullah Khan, Mansoor Iqbal, Zakir Jan, Haris Majid Rajput, Rebecca Susan Dewey, Mazhar Badshah

“…This is a review of collected case reports of patients with SARS-CoV-2 with neurological manifestations presenting to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). Neurological manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2 such as encephalitis, acute cerebrovascular disease, encephalitis with chorea, post-COVID myositis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) are of great concern but are often overlooked in the presence of life-threatening abnormal vital signs in severely ill SARS-CoV-2 patients. …”
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Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance among the Pakistani population by Farooq Ahmad Chaudhary, Basaruddin Ahmad, Muhammad Danial Khalid, Ayesha Fazal, Muhammad Mohsin Javaid, Danial Qasim Butt

“…A total of 423 subjects were recruited from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan. A 27-item valid and reliable questionnaire was used to assess socio-demographic characteristics, acceptance, and hesitance toward COVID-19 vaccine, perceived beliefs, knowledge, perceived concerns, risk, and safety of COVID-19 vaccines and its source of information. …”
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Frequency of Thyroid Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and its Association with Disease Activity: A Hospital Based Study by Safina Hameed Qureshi, Syed Fahd Shah, Taqdees Khaliq, Sania Hameed Qureshi, Aisha Hameed Qureshi, Syed Hassan Shafqat

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Comparison of Conventional and Newer Iron Preparations for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Children by Asmat Perveen, Naima Fazil Raja, Imran Mahmood Khan, Hijab Shaheen, Muhammad Imran, Rizwan Shafeeq Ahmad

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ROLE OF CONTRAST ENHANCED FLAIR MRI AS A NEW TOOL IN DIAGNOSING TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS by Riffat Mushtaq, Sadaf Arooj, Ume Kalsoom, Riffat Raja

“…Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Radiology Department of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, from May to Oct 2016 in collaboration with Neurology Department. …”
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Chanarin–Dorfman syndrome: clinical/genetic features and natural history in six Pakistani patients by Nadia Waheed, Sadaqat Ijaz, Zafar Fayyaz

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Spectrum of Acute Kidney Injury in a Nephrology Unit by Naureen Chaudhri, Mirza Naveed Shehzad, Mamoon Akbar Qureshi

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Comparison of Combined Nebulization of Salbutamol-Ipratropium Bromide with Salbutamol Alone in Children with Mild and Moderate Acute Asthma by Naima Fazil Raja, Asmat Perveen, Imran Mahmood Khan, Maqbool Hussain, Jai Krishin, Sajid Hussain Sherazi

“…Materials and Methods: This randomised control trial was done on 80 children aged 5 to 12 years who presented with mild to moderate acute asthma in the emergency department of Children Hospital of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) from July 2014 to June 2016 and randomized into 2 groups. …”
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Morphological Study and Demographic Survey of Abruptio Placenta Patients in Term Delivery. A Case Control Study by Saima Mumtaz , Manzoor Ahmad , Sumaira Abbasi

“…Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Anatomy Department of Federal Medical and Dental College and data was collected from Gynaecology and Obstetrics department of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, affiliated with Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU) Islamabad in a duration of eight months from 13 July 2015 to 20 February 2016. …”
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FREQUENCY AND ASSOCIATION OF MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING WITH ATHEROSCLEROTIC CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY by Fahad Shah, Abid Sharif, Nisar Ahmed, Fatima Abid, Amer Fakhr

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Tissue expansion reconstruction of head and neck burn injuries in paediatric patients — A systematic review by Martha F I De La Cruz Monroy, Deepak M. Kalaskar, Khawaja Gulraiz Rauf

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Comparison of Nebivolol with Metoprolol in controlling heart rate and improving left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with congestive cardiac failure by Amjad Ali Shah , Asma Rauf , Siyab Ahmad , Mahboob Ur Rehman , Niaz Ali , Bilal Ahmad

“…Place and Duration of Study: Out-patient department of Cardiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad from 1 March 2016 to 28 February 2017. …”
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COGNITIVE DECLINE AMONG PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS by Usama Bin Zubair, Muhammad Hammad Athar, Imran Ahmed, Shazia Nisar

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SPECTRUM OF PATIENTS PRESENTED IN MALE INFERTILITY CLINIC by Mohammad Ayaz Khan, Saadia Shah, Naeem Akhtar, Muhammad Ali Sajid, Muhammad Naeem, Khursheed Anwar

“…Objective: To study the spectrum of patients presented in male infertility clinic Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted on 416 patients attending Special Male Infertility Clinic at PakistanInstitute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, from January 2000 to December 2002. …”
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Outcome of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients of Acute Cholecystitis by S H Waqar , Muhammad Tariq Abdullah , Sajid Ali Shah , Zafar Iqbal Malik , Fatima Shahzad

“…Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Surgical Unit I, Department of General Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad from 1 Jan 2013 to 31 Dec 2018. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Electrocardiography in Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Seemi Saba, Iffat Sultana, Sana Ahmed, Mahboob ur Rehman, Syed Jawad Shah

“…Place and Duration of Study: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude of Health Care Workers (HCW) About Covid-19 Pandemic in the Department of Pathology by Mariam Khan Qamar , Armaghana Qamar Khan , Aamir Afzal , Shahid Ahmad Abbasi , Atif Abbas , Fauzia Khan

“…Place and Duration of Study: Pathology Department of Fauji Foundation Medical Hospital and Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences from 3rd March 2020 to 3rd May 2020. …”
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ROLE OF GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR (GCSF)/FILGRASTIM AS AN ADJUNCT IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C MANAGEMENT by Fazal A. Danish, Salman S. Koul, Fazal R. Subhani, Ahmed Ehsan Rabbani, Syeda Yasmin

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Dexamethasone versus Prednisolone in Relapse of Symptoms in Children with Acute Exacerbations of Asthma by Hijab Shaheen , Shagufta Sohail , Noshina Riaz

“…Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted from 1 January to 31 December 2016 at the emergency department of Children's Hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad. Materials and Methods: Total 302 patients were included in the study with 151 children in each group receiving either dexamethasone or prednisolone. …”
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