LibyaMed

Case Study English Gheriani H, Khan MH, Charles DA Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, St Vincent University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland Libyan J Med AOP: 071119 Abstract Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a disease of unknown etiology. Controversy in the literature argues whether the condition should be treated by steroid …

Steroid Use in Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: What is the Evidence?Steroid Use in Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: What is the Evidence? Read More »

Case report English Bouchikhi C, Saadi H, Fakhir B, Chaara H, Bouguern H, Banani A and Melhouf MA Department of gynecology and obstetrics, University Hospital of Fez, Morocco Libyan J Med AOP:071218 Abstract The puerperal uterine inversion is a rare and severe complication occurring in the third stage of labour. The mechanisms are not completely …

Uterine Inversion; A case report Read More »

Case report English Lakhan SE, Gross K Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation (GNIF), Los Angeles, CA, USA Libyan J Med AOP: 071112 Abstract An 89-year-old white male presented with memory impairment, slowness in responsiveness, and frequent falls over a two-year duration. Six months earlier, the patient was believed to have had a “dementia with parkinsonian features,” …

The Triad of Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Clinical Practice Case Report Read More »

Case report English El Gatit A 1, Abdul Razeq M 2, El Snaini F 2, Saad K 3, Zaiton A 2 1-Departments of Surgery, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Unit, 2-Department of General Surgery, 3-Department of Medicine. Al Batnan Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Omar Al Mokhtar University, Tobruk, Libya Libyan J Med AOP: 071108 Abstract …

Reversible cortical blindness following successful surgical repair of two stab wounds in the heart Read More »

Review English Siddiqui K 1, Douglas M 1, Carey MP 2, Benamer HTS 1 1-Department of Neurology, 2-Department of Neuropathology. Queen Elizabeth Neurosciences Centre, University Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham Libyan J Med AOP: 071011 Abstract Invasive fungal infections usually affect patients with immunodeficiencies and very rarely patients with no known or identifiable risk factors. Diagnosis …

A Case Of Invasive Aspergillosis In A Patient With No identifiable Immunodeficiencies Read More »

Review English Njuguna J 1, Qader SS 2 1-Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Malmِ, Sweden and Nyandarua District Public Health Office, P.O. Box 86-20300, Nyahururu, Kenya. 2-Department of Clinical Science, CRC (UMAS), Lund University, SE-20502 Malmِ, Sweden. and Department of Surgery, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq Libyan J Med AOP: 071204 Abstract Malaria is …

Challenges Associated with Scaling up Artemisinin Combination Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa ; A Review Article. Read More »

Review English Beshyah SA 1, Sherif IH 2 1-Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2-Faculty of Medicine, Al Fateh University, Tripoli Libya. Libyan J Med AOP: 071211 Abstract Keywords: Diabetes, Haj, Moslems, Ethnic, Hyperglycaemia, Hypoglycaemia. Link/DOI: http://www.ljm.org.ly/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1286

Review English Bredan AS, Cauwels Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium. Department of Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Libyan J Med AOP: 071018 Abstract Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome in the presence of suspected or proven infection, and it may progress to or encompass organ failure (severe sepsis) and hypotension …

Is there NO treatment for severe sepsis? Read More »

Review English Mathew BC, Biju RS. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, El Gabal El Gharby University, Gharyan, LIBYA Libyan J Med AOP: 071110 Abstract Garlic has been investigated extensively for health benefits, resulting in more than one thousand publications over the last decade alone. It is considered one of the best disease preventive foods, …

Neuroprotective Effects of Garlic: A Review Read More »

Review English Khalifa Sifaw Ghenghesh 1, Salwa F. Ahmed 2, Rania Abdel El-Khalek 2,Atef Al-Gendy 2, John Klena 2 1-Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. 2-Dept. of Molecular Epidemiology, Clinical Trails and Military Service, NAMRU#3, Cairo, Egypt. J Infect Developing Countries 2008; 2(2):81-98 Abstract Although their role in gastroenteritis …

Aeromonas-Associated Infections in Developing Countries Read More »