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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on education: Case report COVID-19大流行对教育的影响:病例报告

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/liuj.liuj_68_21

Adel Altawaty, Sara Glessa, Mohammed Ambarek

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Placental changes and perinatal outcomes among women with preeclampsia/eclampsia and normotensive women: A comparative study 子痫前期/子痫妇女和血压正常妇女的胎盘变化和围产期结局:一项比较研究

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/liuj.liuj_57_21

A. Olarinoye, O. Folaranmi, B. Olagbaye, J. Olarinoye, K. Adesina, A. Adeniran

{"title":"Placental changes and perinatal outcomes among women with preeclampsia/eclampsia and normotensive women: A comparative study","authors":"A. Olarinoye, O. Folaranmi, B. Olagbaye, J. Olarinoye, K. Adesina, A. Adeniran","doi":"10.4103/liuj.liuj_57_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/liuj.liuj_57_21","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The study objective was to evaluate placental changes and the perinatal outcomes among women with preeclampsia/eclampsia and compare to normotensive pregnant women. Materials and Methods: This was a comparative (prospective) study, participants were 146 pregnant women; 73 preeclamptic/eclamptic (study group) and 73 normotensive (control group) at 28–40-week gestation selected by purposive sampling. The primary outcome measure was the placenta characteristics, while the secondary outcome was the perinatal outcomes. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 23.0, and statistical significance was set at P ≤ 0.05. Results: The mean placental weight for study group was significantly lower than controls (556.82 g ± 169.72 vs. 649.93 g ± 116.38; P ≤ 0.001); 12 (16%) placentae in the study group had gross placental infarction compared to none (0%) among controls. Study group placentae showed 11 types of microscopic placental changes compared to four among controls. Decidual vasculopathy (P = 0.049), incomplete vascular modeling (P = 0.019), accelerated villi maturity (P = 0.049), acute chorioamnionitis (P = 0.048), and microcalcifications (P = 0.040) were significantly associated with low APGAR scores in the study group. The 1st and 5th min APGAR scores were lower in the study group (P ≤ 0.001, 49.3% vs. 8.2%) and (P = 0.002, 11% vs. 0%), respectively, while all the eight perinatal mortality recorded were in the study group. Conclusion: Preeclampsia/eclampsia is associated with abnormal gross and microscopic placental changes which predisposes to increased adverse perinatal outcome. Antenatal surveillance for preeclampsia/eclampsia should prioritize Doppler studies to characterize the placenta and appropriately plan the delivery.","PeriodicalId":18106,"journal":{"name":"Libyan International Medical University Journal","volume":"54 1","pages":"41 - 46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74982481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review of Nigerian patients 糖尿病周围神经病变:尼日利亚患者的系统回顾

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/liuj.liuj_62_21

T. Azeez, E. Eguzozie, Oladotun V. Olalusi

{"title":"Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review of Nigerian patients","authors":"T. Azeez, E. Eguzozie, Oladotun V. Olalusi","doi":"10.4103/liuj.liuj_62_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/liuj.liuj_62_21","url":null,"abstract":"Diabetes mellitus is associated with microvascular and macrovascular complications. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common long-term complication of diabetes. The study was aimed at determining the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and identifying its associated factors. Medical databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, African Journal Online, and SCOPUS were searched and eligible studies were selected using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses algorithm. The prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Nigeria was dependent on the modality used in diagnosing peripheral neuropathy. The overall prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Nigeria was 31.2%–97.5%. The modality-dependent prevalences were 37%–97.5% (by biothesiometry), 41.7%–75% (by Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument), 31.2%–43.3% (by United Kingdom screening test), and 43.3%–69.9% (by diabetic neuropathic examination score). The associated factors were duration and control of diabetes, the age of the patient, presence of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia and other microvascular complications (e.g., diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy). The prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy was found to be high in Nigeria and the associated risk factors were age, glycemic control, and cardiovascular risk factors.","PeriodicalId":18106,"journal":{"name":"Libyan International Medical University Journal","volume":"210 1","pages":"12 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91450478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Suicide terrorism and psychology of suicide bomber 自杀式恐怖主义与自杀式袭击者心理

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/liuj.liuj_47_20

M. Ogun

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Portfolios in medical education: A tool for learning and assessment of medical students 医学教育中的档案:医学生学习与评估的工具

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/liuj.liuj_46_20

S. Shrivastava, P. Shrivastava

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Libya, COVID-19, health diplomacy, and COVAX 利比亚、COVID-19、卫生外交和COVID-19疫苗

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_55_21

R. Eloakley, H. E. El Saeh

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Correlation between maternal copper deficiency and premature rupture of membranes: A case–Control study 母体铜缺乏与胎膜早破的相关性:一项病例对照研究

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.4103/2519-139x.295916

Hamdi Nawfal, Ahmad Alhamid, Abd Al-Hamid Abd Al-Jawad, Abdurrahman Waez, Razan Hallak, Sherine Shammou, Somayya Tabsho, Muhammad Mazketly, M. Sa′adi, A. Sakur

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Doxycycline: An antibiotic with brain protective function in vanadium-intoxicated rats 多西环素:一种对钒中毒大鼠具有脑保护作用的抗生素

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_29_20

Negia Emtawel Mohamed, E. Gassar, S. Abdulla, M. Elfakhri, Ayyub A Patel, S. Haider

{"title":"Doxycycline: An antibiotic with brain protective function in vanadium-intoxicated rats","authors":"Negia Emtawel Mohamed, E. Gassar, S. Abdulla, M. Elfakhri, Ayyub A Patel, S. Haider","doi":"10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_29_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_29_20","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Exposure to vanadium exhibits deleterious neurotoxicity. Doxycycline is a potential antioxidant that prevents the progression of disease through inhibition of lipid peroxidation. Objectives: This research investigates the neuroprotective effects of doxycycline, in different rat brain areas in an animal model intoxicated with vanadium. Materials and Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were equally divided into the following four groups: control group, doxycycline-treated group, vanadium-treated group, and concomitant doses of doxycycline plus vanadium-treated group, all given orally for 10 consecutive days. The animals were watched daily for any signs of neurological defects. They were sacrificed by decapitation 24 h after the last dose. Brain was removed rapidly and dissected into cerebral cortex, cerebellum, and brain stem. Biochemical studies including the concentrations of phospholipids, cholesterol, cerebrosides, glutathione (GSH), acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, gangliosides, ascorbic acid, calcium, and lipid peroxidation levels were determined. Results: The results revealed that vanadium produced significant reduction in body and absolute brain weight, with neurological function deficits. Vanadium significantly decreased the concentrations of phospholipids, cholesterol, cerebrosides, and GSH and inhibited AChE activity together with significant increase in gangliosides, ascorbic acid, calcium, and lipid peroxidation levels compared to saline controls. Animals which were given the combined treatment of vanadium and doxycycline regained weight and became normal. Moreover, doxycycline reversed the effect of vanadium on the metabolic variables and inhibited lipid peroxidation nearing to normal levels to that of saline controls. Conclusion: These findings demonstrated the antioxidant or chelating action of doxycycline against vanadium neurotoxicity and its therapeutic potential to avert neurodegenerative changes in different rat brain areas.","PeriodicalId":18106,"journal":{"name":"Libyan International Medical University Journal","volume":"89 1","pages":"37 - 47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75257590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Computed tomographic pattern of intracerebral calcifications in a radiology center in Benghazi, Libya 利比亚班加西放射中心脑内钙化的计算机断层图

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_30_20

Anas Daghman, A. Bennour

{"title":"Computed tomographic pattern of intracerebral calcifications in a radiology center in Benghazi, Libya","authors":"Anas Daghman, A. Bennour","doi":"10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_30_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_30_20","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Intracranial calcification (ICC) is frequently seen in noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) in both adult and pediatric populations. Aim: We performed this study in order to illustrate and provide data regarding the CT pattern of ICC among adult patients. Setting and Design: This was a retrospective study of patients who underwent nonenhanced CT of the brain in the radiology center in Benghazi, Libya. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent NCCT of the head at a radiology center in Benghazi, Libya, from the period of May to December 2017. NCCT scan head was performed with a standardized protocol, using axial and bone window images as well as Hounsfield unit measurement for final evaluation. CT aspects of ICCs were illustrated. Data were expressed as median and ranges (numerical) or as number and percentage (categorical). Nonparametric Mann–Whitney U-test was used for comparison between unpaired groups. Results: We determined ICC in 159 patients, of which 88 (55%) were male. The median age was 66 (19–95) years. The most common site of ICC is pineal body representing 138 (86.8%), followed by choroid plexus, 136 (85.5%), falx cerebri 31 (19.5%), and basal ganglia 18 (11%). Calcification of the middle cerebral artery was seen in two patients only. Conclusions: We determined the frequency of different intracerebral calcifications in adult patients which provide new data in our setting that can be utilized in clinical use. This finding is similar to that reported in other studies.","PeriodicalId":18106,"journal":{"name":"Libyan International Medical University Journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"59 - 64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84533237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sulforaphane in experimental hypertension 萝卜硫素对实验性高血压的影响

Libyan International Medical University Journal Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_6_20

A. Banigesh, Vijitha K. Senanayake, S. Bukhatwa, B. Juurlink

{"title":"Sulforaphane in experimental hypertension","authors":"A. Banigesh, Vijitha K. Senanayake, S. Bukhatwa, B. Juurlink","doi":"10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_6_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_6_20","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Hypertension is defined as a failure to achieve a blood pressure (BP) target – smaller than 140/90 mmHg. The worldwide burden of hypertension has been associated with globally increased rates of death and disability. There is increasing evidence of strong relation between hypertension and oxidative stress, where either increased oxidative stress or depressed antioxidant level may lead to hypertension. Using stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) rats, previous studies in our laboratory have shown that broccoli sprouts (high in sulforaphane, a phase-2 protein inducer) attenuate BP and inflammation. Objectives: The question this study addressed was whether sulforaphane (a potent phase-2 protein inducer) can attenuate hypertension in the experimental model using the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRsp). Materials and Methods: Sulforaphane (LKT Laboratories) or vehicle was orally gavaged to SHRsp or Sprague–Dawley rats (SD) daily for 15 weeks. The body weight and BP were determined weekly, using a standard tail-cuff BP measurement. Tissues such as hearts and kidneys were collected, weighed, and stored under −80°C for further analysis. Results: When compared to BP in SHRsp control rats (179.9 ± 4.32), sulforaphane significantly reduced BP to 157 ± 5.21 (10 μmol/kg body weight), 136.57 ± 1.96 (20 μmol/kg body weight), and 129.33 ± 6.10 (5 μmol/kg body weight), respectively, in SHRsp rats. Conclusion: Administration of sulforaphane, a potent phase-2 enzyme inducer, daily for more than 3 months, significantly improves BP in SHRsp rats, but it did not have any effects on normotensive rats – SD.","PeriodicalId":18106,"journal":{"name":"Libyan International Medical University Journal","volume":"40 1","pages":"27 - 31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74320570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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