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Characterization of Hospitalized Ischemic Stroke Patients in Palestine

Original article English Sawalha AF Poison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC). An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine Libyan J Med AOP:080920 Abstract Objective: Stroke is a major health problem, yet no studies on stroke have been reported from Palestine. This one-year, hospital-based study was conducted to determine the prevalence of risk factors and the in-hospital …

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* Diagnosis and Management of Ureterovaginal Fistula in a Resource-Constrained Setting: Experience at a District Hospital in Northern Nigeria

Original article English Randawa AJ 1, Khalid L 2, Abbas A 3 1-Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2-Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital. 3-Gambo Sawaba General Hospital. Zaria, Nigeria Libyan J Med AOP:081101 Abstract During 2007 we were invited at different times to review and manage four women with ureterovaginal fistula following caesarean …

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Retroperitoneal and Genital Lymphangioma: Therapeutic Challenges in a Developing Country

Case report English Olabanji JK 1, Oladele AO 1, Famurewa OC 2, Adejuyigbe O 1, Ademola SA 3 1-Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. 2-Department of Radiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. 3-Currently of Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria Libyan J Med AOP:08101 Abstract Background: Lymphangiomas occur most commonly in the head …

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Recurrence of Uterine Rupture in a Pseudo-Unicornuate Uterus at 17 Weeks of Amenorrhea: Case Report and Literature Review

Case report English Errarhay S, Mahmoud S, Bouchikhi C, Châara H, Bouguern H, Melhouf MA, and Banani A Department for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital of Fez, Morocco. Libyan J Med AOP:081115 Abstract Pregnancy in a rudimentary horn is a very rare condition. It is responsible for several complications. Prognosis …

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Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves

Review English Mohamed HA Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Regina General Hospital. Regina, SK, Canada Libyan J Med AOP:090115 Abstract Patients with mechanical valve prostheses require a lifelong anticoagulant treatment. The combined use of Warfarin and low-dose aspirin appears to reduce the risk of valve thrombosis and systemic embolism at a low risk of …

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The ancestry of LRRK2 Gly2019Ser parkinsonism.

Letter English Benamer HT Neurology Department, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK Lancet Neurol. Sep;7(9):769-70 Abstract Keywords: The ancestry of LRRK2 Gly2019Ser parkinsonism. Link/DOI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6X3F-4T66VC2-5&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=f52349725a93d9abf2b17b0f779116ad

Detection and partial characterization of herpesviruses from Egyptian tortoises (Testudo kleinmanni) imported into Italy from Libya.

Select type English Marschang RE, Papp T, Ferretti L, Hochscheid S, Bentivegna F. Institut für Umwelt- und Tierhygiene, Hohenheim University, Garbenstr. 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany. rachel.marschang@googlemail.com J Zoo Wildl Med. 2009 Mar;40(1):211-3. Abstract A group of approximately 370 Egyptian tortoises (Testudo kleinmanni) and 36 spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) were illegally imported into Italy from Libya. …

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