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Original article English el Nageh M, Khadre MA, Gould EA. Faculty of Medicine, University of Al Fateh, Tripoli, Libya. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1988;82(5):758-60. Abstract Analysis of the records available show that the introduction in Libya of a compulsory immunization programme against poliomyelitis was followed by a substantial decrease in the incidence of …

Analysis of neutralizing antibody responses against poliovirus types 1, 2 and 3 in the Tripoli area of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Read More »

Original article English el-Gheriani AS, Winstanley RB. Department of Prosthodontics, Arab Medical University, Faculty of Dentistry, Benghazi, Libya. J Prosthet Dent. 1987 Nov;58(5):638-42. Abstract The records of 11 patients referred for treatment of TMJ disorders were used to compare condylar inclination found by drawing a tangent and by using a mathematic technique. Needle point tracing …

The Gothic arch (needle point) tracing and condylar inclination. Read More »

Case report English Dhir SP, Shisku MW, Krewi A. Department of Ophthalmology, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Ophthalmic Paediatr Genet. 1987 Nov;8(3):175-6. Abstract Two patients, a brother and sister, presenting with reduced visual acuity, nystagmus, hypopigmentation of the maculae, head nodding, dysarthria and other neuromuscular incoordinations are reported. They were found to be suffering from histidinaemia …

Ocular involvement in histidinaemia. Read More »

Original article English el-Faedy MA, Bean LL. J Biosoc Sci. 1987 Oct;19(4):395-403. Abstract Libyan census and vital statistics data from 1973 are compared with genealogical records from Utah males born between 1830 and 1834 as representative of populations not using any method of fertility control. The Libyan vital statistics data contained 97% of paternity by …

Differential paternity in Libya. Read More »

Original article English el Fakhri M, Sheriff DS, Chandrasena L, Gupta JD, Rai ST, Qureshi MS. Dept. Biochem., Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Clin Chem. 1987 Oct;33(10):1936-7. Abstract Keywords: Erythrocyte glutathione concentrations in diabetics with cataracts, with and without glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Link/DOI: http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/reprint/33/10/1936/b

Case report English Harisha RA, Nath SK, Thomas JA. Department of Surgery, Central Hospital, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Br J Urol. 1987 Sep;60(3):273-4. Abstract Keywords: Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis with reno-colonic and cutaneous fistulae. Link/DOI:

Original article English Al-Sibai MH, Rahman J, Rahman MS, Butalack F. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 1987 Aug;27(3):180-4. Abstract A series of 117 cases of emergency obstetric hysterectomy performed between 1976 and 1985 is reviewed. The indications included ruptured uterus (53.8%), intractable postpartum …

Emergency hysterectomy in obstetrics–a review of 117 cases. Read More »

Review English Kezeiri SK. Popul Bull ESCWA. 1987 Jun;(30):69-82. Abstract The rapid population growth of small towns in Libya is examined, and future prospects are considered. “Their growth can be attributed to natural increase, internal migration and the influx of foreigners, all of which factors have been stimulated by the State. The paper provides detailed …

Population growth of small towns in Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Read More »

Original article English Kadiki OA, Gerryo SE, Khan MM. J Trop Pediatr. 1987 Jun;33(3):136-9. Abstract Childhood diabetes mellitus in Benghazi constituted 2 per cent of the total clinic population of 12568 patients. The majority of patients (61 per cent) presented with polyuria, polydypsia, and loss of weight. Thirty per cent presented with diabetic ketoacidosis. Family …

Childhood diabetes mellitus in Benghazi (Libya). Read More »

Original article English Radhakrishnan K, Maloo JC, Poddar SK, Mousa ME. J Trop Med Hyg. 1987 Jun;90(3):123-6. Abstract During a 2-year period, a total of 43 incident cases of central nervous system infections occurred in the adult (aged 15 years and above) population in Benghazi, Libya. This comprised 17 patients with aseptic meningitis, 10 acute …

Central nervous system infections in Benghazi, Libya: experience from a community-based adult medical neurology set-up. Read More »