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Letter English Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff Department of Biochemistry Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya Email: dhastagir@yahoo.ca Libyan J Med 2009, 5: 4628 – DOI:10.4176/091014 Abstract Brain death that refers to the irreversible end of all brain activity, including involuntary activity necessary to sustain life, due to total necrosis of the cerebral neurons following loss of …

Take me home and allow me to die peacefully – an ethical dilemma of grave concern Read More »

Letter English Ismail I Berekat, Abdulrahman Azzu Department of Cardiology Gwynedd Hospital Bangor, UK Email: iiberekat@yahoo.com Libyan J Med 2010, 5: 4623 – DOI: 10.4176/091029 Abstract Hoarseness of voice caused by the damage of the recurrent laryngeal nerve as a result of cardiac causes is known as Ortner’s or cardio-vocal syndrome. This syndrome was described …

A rare cardiac cause of hoarseness of voice Read More »

Letter English Paul E. Imade, Nosakhare O. Eghafona 1-Department of Medical Microbiology University of Benin Teaching Hospital Benin City, Nigeria Email: imadepaul02@yahoo.com 2-Department of Microbiology University of Benin Benin City, Nigeria Libyan J Med 2010, 5: 4631 – DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.4631 Abstract Bacteremia refers to the presence of bacteria in the blood, which usually occurs when …

Incidence of bacteremia in antiretroviral-naive HIV-positive children less than five years of age in Benin City, Nigeria Read More »

Review English Yousef A. Taher 1, Paul A.J. Henricks 2, Antoon J.M. van Oosterhout 3 1-Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Fateh Medical University, Tripoli, Libya; 2-Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 3-Laboratory of Allergology and Pulmonary Diseases, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen University, Groningen, The Netherlands Libyan …

Allergen-specific subcutaneous immunotherapy in allergic asthma: immunologic mechanisms and improvement Read More »

Review English Patrick O. Eghwrudjakpor, Akaribari B. Allison Department of Surgery, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Libyan J Med 2010, 5: 4620 – DOI: 10.4176/091104 Abstract Background: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is often performed as an empirical lifesaving measure to protect the injured brain from the damaging effects of propagating oedema and …

Decompressive craniectomy following brain injury: factors important to patient outcome Read More »

Original article English Abdulbari Bener 1,2*, Suhaila Ghuloum 3, Ahmed A.K. Al-Mulla 4, Saleh Al-Marri 5, Mohammed S. Hashim 6 and Isam-Eldin A. Elbagi 7 1Department of Medical Statistics & Epidemiology, Hamad General Hospital and Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; 2Department of Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of …

Prevalence of somatisation and psychologisation among patients visiting primary health care centers in the state of Qatar Read More »

Original article English Eduardo Antonio Ferreira 1, Eliana Fortes Gris1, Karina Bettega Felipe1, Joمo Francisco Gomes Correia1, Eduardo Cargnin-Ferreira 2, Danilo Wilhelm Filho 3 and Rozangela Curi Pedrosa 1* 1-Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianَpolis, SC, Brazil; 2-Department of Cell Biology, Embryology, and Genetics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianَpolis, SC, Brazil; …

Potent hepatoprotective effect in CCl4-induced hepatic injury in mice of phloroacetophenone from Myrcia multiflora Read More »

Original article English Sajad Ahmad Salati, Ajaz A. Rather Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India Libyan J Med 2010, 5: 5083 – DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.5083 Abstract Introduction: Penetrating hand injuries are common and improper assessment can result in missed foreign bodies. These bodies can result in a wide range of complications. Aim: The …

Missed foreign bodies in the hand: an experience from a center in Kashmir Read More »

Original article English Ali F. Hashim 1, As’ad A. Al-Janabi 1, Liwaa H. Mahdi 1, Kaswer M. Al-Toriahi 1 and Akeel Yasseen 1,2* 1-Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq; 2-School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK Libyan J Med 2010, 5: 5059 – DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.5059 …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF ) receptor expression correlates with histologic grade and stage of colorectal cancer Read More »

Original article English Gajendra Veeraraghavan 1*, Ashok Lingappa 2, Shiva Prasad Shankara2, Gowda Panchaksharappa Mamatha 3, Bastian Thattil Sebastian 4, Ahmed Mujib 5 1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Zliten Dental College & Hospital, Al Margeb University, Zliten, Libya; 2Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India; 3Department of …

Determination of sex from tooth pulp tissue Read More »