Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics 2013, No. 1
About the Cover
Editorial Board
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
Building civilization starts from childhood
Mustafa Abdalla M Salih, Satti Abdulrahim Satti, Mohammed Osman Swar ..........................................................................6-10
Review
Surfactant therapy: the current practice and the future trends
Khalid Altirkawi ...................................................................................................................................................................11-22
Original Articles
Perinatal statistics of a 15-year period in the Central Region of Saudi Arabia
Badr H Sobaih, Mashael M Al-Shebly .................................................................................................................................23-30
Traditional and spiritual medicine among Sudanese children with epilepsy
Inaam N Mohammed, Haydar E Babikir .............................................................................................................................31-37
State of personal hygiene among primary school children: A community based cohort study
Baba U Ahmadu, Musa Rimamchika, Ahmad Ibrahim, Andy A Nnanubumom, Andrew Godiya, Pembi Emmanuel ...........38-42
Case Reports
Congenital neonatal chylothorax with hydrops fetalis treated with octreotide
Abdelakarim Ibrahim, Ali S Dammas ..................................................................................................................................43-48
Kasabach – Merritt syndrome: A case report
Nader M Osman ................................................................................................................................................................49-52
Marfan syndrome affecting a whole Sudanese family
Laila M Elmahdi, Sulafa KM Ali ..........................................................................................................................................53-55
Historical Perspectives
Pioneers of paediatrics: Professor Salah Abdelrahman Ali Taha, MD (U of K), DCH, PRCP (London), FRCP (Edin)
Khalifa Abdel Rahim Adam ...............................................................................................................................................56-62
Andrew Balfour, of Khartoum: A pioneer of tropical medicine worldwide
Ahmed A. A. Adeel ...........................................................................................................................................................63-74
Professor Tigani El Mahi: Short biography and photos
Mustafa Abdalla M Salih ..................................................................................................................................................75-78
Republished Articles
First Tigani El Mahi Memorial Lecture
Taha A Baasher ..............................................................................................................................................................79-89
Food customs and cultural taboos
Tigani El Mahi .................................................................................................................................................................90-95
Family and child welfare in relation to urbanization
Tigani El Mahi .................................................................................................................................................................96-106
Report on a visit to Saudi Arabia
Tigani El Mahi ...............................................................................................................................................................107-114
Al hakeem (July 1970, Volume 8, No. 1): Cover, Contents and Editorial
MOI Swar .......................................................................................................................................................................115-118
An elegy on the memory of Professor Tigani El Mahi (Arabic poem)
Mustafa Abdalla M Salih ................................................................................................................................................119-123
About the Cover
Editorial Board
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
Building civilization starts from childhood
Mustafa Abdalla M Salih, Satti Abdulrahim Satti, Mohammed Osman Swar ..........................................................................6-10
Review
Surfactant therapy: the current practice and the future trends
Khalid Altirkawi ...................................................................................................................................................................11-22
Original Articles
Perinatal statistics of a 15-year period in the Central Region of Saudi Arabia
Badr H Sobaih, Mashael M Al-Shebly .................................................................................................................................23-30
Traditional and spiritual medicine among Sudanese children with epilepsy
Inaam N Mohammed, Haydar E Babikir .............................................................................................................................31-37
State of personal hygiene among primary school children: A community based cohort study
Baba U Ahmadu, Musa Rimamchika, Ahmad Ibrahim, Andy A Nnanubumom, Andrew Godiya, Pembi Emmanuel ...........38-42
Case Reports
Congenital neonatal chylothorax with hydrops fetalis treated with octreotide
Abdelakarim Ibrahim, Ali S Dammas ..................................................................................................................................43-48
Kasabach – Merritt syndrome: A case report
Nader M Osman ................................................................................................................................................................49-52
Marfan syndrome affecting a whole Sudanese family
Laila M Elmahdi, Sulafa KM Ali ..........................................................................................................................................53-55
Historical Perspectives
Pioneers of paediatrics: Professor Salah Abdelrahman Ali Taha, MD (U of K), DCH, PRCP (London), FRCP (Edin)
Khalifa Abdel Rahim Adam ...............................................................................................................................................56-62
Andrew Balfour, of Khartoum: A pioneer of tropical medicine worldwide
Ahmed A. A. Adeel ...........................................................................................................................................................63-74
Professor Tigani El Mahi: Short biography and photos
Mustafa Abdalla M Salih ..................................................................................................................................................75-78
Republished Articles
First Tigani El Mahi Memorial Lecture
Taha A Baasher ..............................................................................................................................................................79-89
Food customs and cultural taboos
Tigani El Mahi .................................................................................................................................................................90-95
Family and child welfare in relation to urbanization
Tigani El Mahi .................................................................................................................................................................96-106
Report on a visit to Saudi Arabia
Tigani El Mahi ...............................................................................................................................................................107-114
Al hakeem (July 1970, Volume 8, No. 1): Cover, Contents and Editorial
MOI Swar .......................................................................................................................................................................115-118
An elegy on the memory of Professor Tigani El Mahi (Arabic poem)
Mustafa Abdalla M Salih ................................................................................................................................................119-123