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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 »

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 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 »

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 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 …

Smooth muscle tumors of the stomach. Read More »

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 …

Tinea capitis in Benghazi, Libya. Read More »

Case report English Radhakrishnan K, Mousa ME. Neuroepidemiology. 1988;7(1):42-3. Abstract Keywords: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Benghazi, Libya. Link/DOI:

Case report English el Mauhoub M, Sudarshan G, Baloch R. El Fatah Childrens’ Hospital, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A.J. Klin Padiatr. 1988 Jan-Feb;200(1):15-9. Abstract Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a rare disease in children. Three varieties of CML occur in childhood. Juvenile (Infantile), adult and familial types, each with distinct clinical and laboratory findings. Prognosis …

Juvenile type of chronic myeloid leukaemia in a four year old boy. Read More »

Original article English Radhakrishnan K, Thacker AK, Maloo JC, Gerryo SE, Mousa ME. Department of Medicine, Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Neuroepidemiology. 1988;7(3):159-64. Abstract During a 4-year study period, January 1983 to December 1986, 24 patients (18 index cases) with spinal muscular atrophy (hereditary motor neuropathy, HMN), 9 with myasthenia gravis (MG), 6 with progressive …

Descriptive epidemiology of some rare neurological diseases in Benghazi, Libya. Read More »

Original article English Ahmed KZ, Crossl J, Pendse VK, Akkad IN. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh Medical University, Tripoli, Libya. Pak J Pharm Sci. 1988 Jan;1(1):11-7. Abstract Clonidine, a potent centrally acting antihypertensive drug was screened for effect on ” free ” and ” bound ” acetylcholine (Ach) in brain of morphine dependent …

Screening of clonidine effect on brain acetylcholine content, anticonvulsant and local anaesthetic properties. Read More »