Original article English Rao GM, Morghom LO. Clin Physiol Biochem. 1986;4(4):277-80. Abstract Fasting blood glucose, erythrocyte count and hemoglobin levels of obese and nonobese Libyan diabetic women were determined. The mean values of fasting blood glucose, erythrocyte count and hemoglobin of obese diabetic women were 209.55 +/- 8.85 mg/dl, 4.986 +/- 0.04 X 10(6)/mm3 and …
Original article English Ashok PP, Radhakrishnan K, Sridharan R, Mousa ME. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1986;88(2):109-13. Abstract An epidemiological study of Parkinsonism was carried out in Benghazi situated in North-Eastern Libya. On the prevalence day, January 1, 1985, a total of 163 patients with Parkinson’s disease were found living in the investigated area, which had a …
Epidemiology of Parkinson’s disease in Benghazi, North-East Libya. Read More »
Original article English Rao GM, Morghom LO. Enzyme. 1986;35(1):57-9. Abstract Fasting blood glucose levels and serum alkaline phosphatase activity of age-matched Libyan diabetic men (168) and women (168) were determined. The mean levels of blood glucose of men and women were 227 +/- 6 and 237 +/- 5 mg/dl, respectively. The respective values of serum …
Correlation between serum alkaline phosphatase activity and blood glucose levels. Read More »
Original article German Baars F. Zentralbl Gynakol. 1986;108(8):473-81. Abstract 291 giant babies with a birth weight over 5000 g (= 0.58 per cent) were registered among 49,976 newborns, delivered in the Central Hospital of Az Zawiyah (Libya) within 9 years. Some etiological factors have been made responsible for the origin of this intrauterine macrosomy. High …
Original article English Sridharan R, Radhakrishnan K, Ashok PP, Mousa ME. Brain. 1985 Dec;108 ( Pt 4):831-43. Abstract An intensive search over a two-year period for cases of cerebellar and spinocerebellar degenerations in Benghazi, Libya, made through polyclinics, university hospitals and a centre for the handicapped, revealed a total of 52 patients, among whom 30 …
Prevalence and pattern of spinocerebellar degenerations in northeastern Libya. Read More »
Original article English Mir NA, Fakhri M, Abdelaziz M, Kishan J, Elzouki A, Baxi AJ, Sheriff DS, Prasanan KG. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1985 Dec;5(4):211-3. Abstract One hundred and twenty cord and 320 venous blood samples were collected from Libyan newborns and adults respectively for the estimation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) activity by a screening technique …
Original article English Kanwar AJ, Belhaj MS. Int J Dermatol. 1987 Jul-Aug;26(6):371-3. Abstract Mycologic examination of 402 cases of tinea capitis in Benghazi showed Trichophyton rubrum to be the most common isolate, followed by T. mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis, and T. violaceum. The clinical presentation of tinea capitis is discussed, and attention is drawn to the …
Original article English Elhamel A, Abubaker M, Wassef SA. Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. Ital J Surg Sci. 1988;18(3):233-6. Abstract Six cases of smooth muscle tumors of the stomach are reported. These comprise one leiomyosarcoma and five leiomyomas, observed over a period of five years. Clinical presentation, diagnosis difficulties and the method of treatment are discussed …
Original article English el Nageh MM. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1988;82(2):324-6. Abstract Salmonella isolation was attempted from 32,336 human faecal specimens obtained between 1975 and 1980 from cases of diarrhoea in hospitals and clinics in the area of Tripoli, Libya. 34 different …
Salmonella isolations from human faeces in Tripoli, Libya. Read More »
Original article English Kanwar AJ, Bharija SC, Singh M, Belhaj MS. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Dermatologica. 1988;177(5):274-9. Abstract Ninety-eight patients having fixed drug eruptions were subjected to provocation tests. Cutaneous involvement was seen in 43, mucous membrane in 33 patients, while cutaneous and mucous membrane involvement was seen …
Ninety-eight fixed drug eruptions with provocation tests. Read More »