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Problems of Long Term Anticoagulant Therapy in Libyan Patients with Mechanical Prosthetic Valves

Original article English Iqtidar Hosain Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A.J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:45-48 Abstract In the 5 year period between 1975 to 1979,34 patients with rheumatic valvular lesions received mechanical aortic valve prosthesis and 45 patients received mechanical mitral valve prosthesis. Post operatively these …

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Causes of Tooth Mortality in Benghazi. A Clinical-Statistical Study

Original article English A. F. Khalil 1, O. A. Shaladi 1, G. H. Tarafdar 1, M. R. Abou-Zeid 2 -Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A.J. 2-Faculty of Engineering, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A.J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:39-44 Abstract Reasons for 7,000 permanent tooth …

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Evaluation of Trochanteric Fractures of Femur in Benghazi

Original article English S. Bhan, K. C. Jindhal Department of Orthopuedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi S.P.L.A.J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:31-34 Abstract One Hundred and Eighty cases of trochanteric fractures of femur treated in Al-Jalla Hospital were reviewed. It was found that internal fixation enables earlier mobilisation and …

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Erythema Muliiforme—A Clinicoetiological Spectrum

Original article English A. J. Kanwar, Gurmohan Singh Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A .J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:27-29 Abstract Erythema multiforme was observed in 161 patients during a 3 month study accounting for 0.96 percent of all dermatological disorders. The severe form of the disease, …

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Computerized Axial Tomography in Neuro-Diagnosis

Original article English Naim-Ur-Rahman Department of Neurosurgery, Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi,, Pakistan. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:21-25 Abstract The results obtained from the CT scans of a number of patients are reviewed. Typical CT-scan appearances of common affections of the brain are illustrated from author’s personal series. Pathological processes are seen as …

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Unexplained Heart Disease: Some Clinical Observations

Original article English Anwar K. Abdullah Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi,. S.P.L.A .J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:17-19 Abstract Seventeen cases of clinically unexplained heart disease were analyzed and compared with cases of clinically identifiable ischemic heart disease. The findings suggest that primary heart muscle disease may …

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Anencephaly—Its Incidence, Morphogenesis, Etiology and Endocrinology

Original article English K. N. Bhargava 1, C. C. Rao 1, J. G. Bearn 2 1-Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, 3enghazi, S.P.L.A .L. 2-Department of Anatomy, Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, UK. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:13-16 Abstract Ten cases of anencephalic monsters of both sexes with varying …

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An Investigation into Cervicofacial Abscess and its Management—Survey of 100 Cases

Original article English A. F. Khalil Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A .J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:7-12 Abstract One hundred patients with one hundred and fifty-six cervicofacial abscesses of different etiology and anatomical sites were presented and the diagnosis and treatment were discussed. …

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Consanguinity and Congenital Abnonnalities in East Libya

Original article English R. L. Broadhead, K. C. Sehgal Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A.J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:3-5 Abstract Consanguineous marriages are Common in East Libya. A survey of 500 consecutive admissions to hospital was undertaken to ascertain the relationship of the patient’s parents. The …

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Alcohol and Road Accidents in Benghazi Area

Short communication English A. B. Ashour 1, M. S. Elfellah 2, F. Eldgaili 3 1-Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A .J. 2-Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A .J. 2-Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A .J. 3-Department of Surgery, Faculty of …

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