Objective: To determine the frequency of axonal variants in our patients of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration: Department of Neurology, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi and Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM) from 01 Jan 2009 to 30 Jul 2010. Patients and Methods: Forty adult patients meeting the National Institute of Neurological Dis...

Objective: To evaluate the BerEP4 stain positive cases of baral cell carcinoma in our population (BCC). Design: A non-interventional descriptive study. Place and Duration of study: Military Hospital and Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Rawalpindi from 1st January 2009 to 31st August 2009. Patients and Methods: Patients who reported to the skin department of Military Hospital Rawalpind...

Objectives: To determine the aetiology and pattern of dentoalveolar injuries in patients presenting to oral surgery department of Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi. Study design: Cross sectional study Place and duration of study: Oral Surgery department, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi. September 2008 to August 2009. Patients and Methods: One hundred and thirty eig...

Background: Effective management of stable coronary artery disease (SCAD) relies on early detection of coronary atherosclerosis. The objective was to evaluate diagnostic accuracy and risk stratification of SCAD patients by high sensitivity C reactive protein (hs CRP), Myeloperoxidase (MPO) and Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein-A (PAPP-A). Methods: Validation study was conducted at Pathology D...

Objective: To evaluate the role of University of Texas Classification in the management of Diabetic foot. Design: Descriptive study Place and Duration of Study: Surgical unit II Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi (2003 to 2008) and Department of Surgery Combined Military Hospital Peshawar (July 2008 to Jan 2010). Patients and Method: A total of 300 patients who reported to Surgical Departmen...

Objective: Objective of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of X-rays taking CT scan as gold standard in acute and chronic sinusitis. Study Design:Validation study. Place and Duration of study: The study was conducted in the Radiology Department CMH Rawalpindi, from 1st Aug 2007 to 31st July 2008. Patients and Methods: This study involved 95 patients of both genders above 18 years of...

Objective: To analyze the management of different types of ptosis of upper eyelid. Design: Descriptive Study. Place and Duration of Study: Eye department CMH Kharian, from January 2006 to December 2007. Patients and Methods: Thirty six patients having ptosis of upper eyelid, managed in eye department, were analyzed to find out frequency of different types of ptosis. Fifteen patients (27 eyes) w...

Objective: To compare the frequency of recurrence and corneoscleral complications with pre-operative and intraoperative mitomycin C when used with excision of primary pterygium by bare sclera technique. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Place of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology Rawalpindi Duration of Study: Ten months (October 2006 to July 2007). Patients and Methods: A tota...

Objective: To explore various risk factors associated with childhood asthma in Rawalpindi garrison and city among children 1-12 years old. Study Design: Case Control study Place and Duration of study: Pediatric departments of Military Hospital (MH) and Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi from 1st Aug to 30th Nov 2009. Patients and Methods: A total of 128 children with diagnosis of asthm...