Objectives: Ischaemic stroke (IS) is a heterogeneous condition with varied mechanisms. Some patients have more than 1 stroke mechanism coexisting, irrespective of the mechanism of the incident stroke. This study aimed to examine the association of coexisting dual stroke mechanisms among IS patients with risk factors an …
To increase the awareness of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), we report in this paper a middle-aged woman who presented with an intractable headache that worsened in sitting and standing positions (a postural headache). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine demonstrated a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) le …
Bronchus suis or tracheal bronchus is an accessory bronchus arising from the trachea above the carina. Double aortic arch is a congenital vascular anomaly with persistence of both left and right aortic arches beyond fetal life which can form a vascular ring compressing the major airways and may be symptomatic. We repor …
A previously healthy 13-year-old female patient presented with a nine-month history of weight loss (20% of body weight), lethargy, anorexia, and iron-deficiency anemia. The symptoms were associated with brief intermittent chest pain and palpitations but not with exertional dyspnea or a chronic cough. On examination, sh …
A 17-year-old male, with no comorbidities, presented with a mass from the left lateral chest extending to the back. At age seven, he had a small mass in the left lateral chest wall at the mid-axillary line which was excised in a periphery hospital (no official medical report). Six years after the surgery, another mass …
Superior herniation of normal mediastinal thymus is a rare cause of anterior neck swelling, and only a few cases are reported in the literature. It clinically presents as a suprasternal swelling in the neck that appears during increased intrathoracic pressure. It is a benign condition that requires clinical and radiolo …
Objectives: Patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) are immunocompromised and at an increased risk of developing infections. Our aim was to establish the clinical, laboratory, and radiological manifestations of respiratory viral infections in SCA at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Oman and assess its impact on …
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva formerly known as Myositis ossificans progressiva is a rare hereditary mesodermal disorder. It is characterized by congenital skeletal anomalies and progressive ectopic bone formation in connective tissue, resulting in mature ossification within soft tissues and bridging between os …