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Papers by Hani Benamer

Research paper thumbnail of The Libyan doctors' brain drain: an exploratory study

BMC Research Notes, 2009

Background: Medical emigration from developing to developed countries is a well established pheno... more Background: Medical emigration from developing to developed countries is a well established phenomenon of substantial importance. Though Libya is classified as an upper-middle income country, it has been affected by this trend. This study was undertaken to identify some of the possible reasons behind the emigration of Libyan doctors and factors that might motivate them to return.

Research paper thumbnail of Medical education in Libya The challenges

contribute to the understanding of the poor renal survival in Urine excretion of protein HC in pr... more contribute to the understanding of the poor renal survival in Urine excretion of protein HC in proteinuric glomerular dispatients with glomerular diseases and nonselective proteinuria. eases correlates to urine IgG but not to albuminuria.

Research paper thumbnail of Why are journals from less-developed countries constrained to low impact factors?

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Visibility of Arab countries in the world biomedical literature

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Arab nations lagging behind other Middle Eastern countries in biomedical research: a comparative study

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Medical education in Libya: The challenges

Medical Teacher, 2009

contribute to the understanding of the poor renal survival in Urine excretion of protein HC in pr... more contribute to the understanding of the poor renal survival in Urine excretion of protein HC in proteinuric glomerular dispatients with glomerular diseases and nonselective proteinuria. eases correlates to urine IgG but not to albuminuria.

Research paper thumbnail of Libyan Journal of Medicine among top journals in African and Arab countries

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2013

page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al.... more page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Research paper thumbnail of Libyan Journal of Medicine among top journals in African and Arab countries

The Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2013

page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al.... more page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Research paper thumbnail of A negative trend of biomedical research in Libya: a bibliometric study

Health Information & Libraries Journal, 2009

Background: It is well established that Libya is lagging behind its peers in biomedical research.... more Background: It is well established that Libya is lagging behind its peers in biomedical research. The aim of this study is to analyse all the original biomedical publications affiliated with Libya from 1973 to 2007. Methods: PubMed and the Science Citation Index Expanded were searched for 'original research' biomedical studies affiliated with Libya. The generated data were hand searched and 329 'original research' studies were included in the analysis. Results: The first study was published in 1973. Publication rate peaked to an average of 15.2 studies per year during 1986-1996 and dropped to an average of 8.8 studies per year during 1997-2007. Of 166 first authors; 41% were Libyans and 59% were expatriates. The latter contributed 104 studies between 1986 and 1996 and 36 studies between 1997 and 2007, while the Libyans contributed 63 and 61 studies in the two respective periods. Authors affiliated with Benghazi produced 67% of the published studies, while authors from Tripoli produced 30% and other medical schools, hospitals and research centres from other Libyan cities produced only 3%. Conclusion: This study showed a decline in biomedical research publication in Libya. We propose that the lack of a research culture among the Libyan medical professionals is one of the factors contributing to this decline, which coincided with the departure of expatriate doctors from Libya. Raising awareness of the importance of research and improving research skills among Libyan medical professionals may help to reverse the current trend.

Research paper thumbnail of Could Lectures Be Stimulating? An Approach to Encourage Active Learning

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Restless Legs Syndrome: The under- recognised condition

Research paper thumbnail of A patient with an acute confusional state

Research paper thumbnail of Parkinsonism and Tremor Disorders: A Clinical Approach

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2007

Differentiation of idiopathic Parkinson's disease from other causes of Parkinsonism, such as Mult... more Differentiation of idiopathic Parkinson's disease from other causes of Parkinsonism, such as Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclar Palsy and Vascular Parkinsonism can be difficult. Clinicopathological studies suggest that the clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease is 76% reliable. Also, clinical differentiation of tremor prominent Parkinsonism from Essential Tremor or Drug induced Parkinsonism may be problematic, especially in the early stages of the disease. Since these disorders are obviously different in clinical progress, it is important for the clinician to address the patient's and family's concerns about prognosis from a firm diagnostic footing. In this article the clinical features of the common and important causes of Parkinsonism and tremor disorders are reviewed and a practical approach is suggested.

Research paper thumbnail of Restless Legs Syndrome: The underrecognised condition

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of The epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Arab countries: A systematic review

Research paper thumbnail of Why are journals from less-developed countries constrained to low impact factors?

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Libyan Journal of Medicine among top journals in African and Arab countries

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2013

page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al.... more page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Research paper thumbnail of Cerebral venous thrombosis: anticoagulants or thrombolyic therapy?

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of The Libyan medical profession needs a regulatory body

Research paper thumbnail of GENES AND EPILEPSIES

Pak J Neurol Sci 2007; 2(2):106-110 V O L . 2 ( 2 ) A P R -J U N 2 0 0 7 V O L . 2 ( 2 ) A P R -J... more Pak J Neurol Sci 2007; 2(2):106-110 V O L . 2 ( 2 ) A P R -J U N 2 0 0 7 V O L . 2 ( 2 ) A P R -J U N 2 0 0 7 P A K I S T

Research paper thumbnail of The Libyan doctors' brain drain: an exploratory study

BMC Research Notes, 2009

Background: Medical emigration from developing to developed countries is a well established pheno... more Background: Medical emigration from developing to developed countries is a well established phenomenon of substantial importance. Though Libya is classified as an upper-middle income country, it has been affected by this trend. This study was undertaken to identify some of the possible reasons behind the emigration of Libyan doctors and factors that might motivate them to return.

Research paper thumbnail of Medical education in Libya The challenges

contribute to the understanding of the poor renal survival in Urine excretion of protein HC in pr... more contribute to the understanding of the poor renal survival in Urine excretion of protein HC in proteinuric glomerular dispatients with glomerular diseases and nonselective proteinuria. eases correlates to urine IgG but not to albuminuria.

Research paper thumbnail of Why are journals from less-developed countries constrained to low impact factors?

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Visibility of Arab countries in the world biomedical literature

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Arab nations lagging behind other Middle Eastern countries in biomedical research: a comparative study

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Medical education in Libya: The challenges

Medical Teacher, 2009

contribute to the understanding of the poor renal survival in Urine excretion of protein HC in pr... more contribute to the understanding of the poor renal survival in Urine excretion of protein HC in proteinuric glomerular dispatients with glomerular diseases and nonselective proteinuria. eases correlates to urine IgG but not to albuminuria.

Research paper thumbnail of Libyan Journal of Medicine among top journals in African and Arab countries

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2013

page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al.... more page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Research paper thumbnail of Libyan Journal of Medicine among top journals in African and Arab countries

The Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2013

page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al.... more page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Research paper thumbnail of A negative trend of biomedical research in Libya: a bibliometric study

Health Information & Libraries Journal, 2009

Background: It is well established that Libya is lagging behind its peers in biomedical research.... more Background: It is well established that Libya is lagging behind its peers in biomedical research. The aim of this study is to analyse all the original biomedical publications affiliated with Libya from 1973 to 2007. Methods: PubMed and the Science Citation Index Expanded were searched for 'original research' biomedical studies affiliated with Libya. The generated data were hand searched and 329 'original research' studies were included in the analysis. Results: The first study was published in 1973. Publication rate peaked to an average of 15.2 studies per year during 1986-1996 and dropped to an average of 8.8 studies per year during 1997-2007. Of 166 first authors; 41% were Libyans and 59% were expatriates. The latter contributed 104 studies between 1986 and 1996 and 36 studies between 1997 and 2007, while the Libyans contributed 63 and 61 studies in the two respective periods. Authors affiliated with Benghazi produced 67% of the published studies, while authors from Tripoli produced 30% and other medical schools, hospitals and research centres from other Libyan cities produced only 3%. Conclusion: This study showed a decline in biomedical research publication in Libya. We propose that the lack of a research culture among the Libyan medical professionals is one of the factors contributing to this decline, which coincided with the departure of expatriate doctors from Libya. Raising awareness of the importance of research and improving research skills among Libyan medical professionals may help to reverse the current trend.

Research paper thumbnail of Could Lectures Be Stimulating? An Approach to Encourage Active Learning

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Restless Legs Syndrome: The under- recognised condition

Research paper thumbnail of A patient with an acute confusional state

Research paper thumbnail of Parkinsonism and Tremor Disorders: A Clinical Approach

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2007

Differentiation of idiopathic Parkinson's disease from other causes of Parkinsonism, such as Mult... more Differentiation of idiopathic Parkinson's disease from other causes of Parkinsonism, such as Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclar Palsy and Vascular Parkinsonism can be difficult. Clinicopathological studies suggest that the clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease is 76% reliable. Also, clinical differentiation of tremor prominent Parkinsonism from Essential Tremor or Drug induced Parkinsonism may be problematic, especially in the early stages of the disease. Since these disorders are obviously different in clinical progress, it is important for the clinician to address the patient's and family's concerns about prognosis from a firm diagnostic footing. In this article the clinical features of the common and important causes of Parkinsonism and tremor disorders are reviewed and a practical approach is suggested.

Research paper thumbnail of Restless Legs Syndrome: The underrecognised condition

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of The epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Arab countries: A systematic review

Research paper thumbnail of Why are journals from less-developed countries constrained to low impact factors?

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Libyan Journal of Medicine among top journals in African and Arab countries

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2013

page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al.... more page number not for citation purpose) ae EDITORIAL Libyan J Med 2013. # 2013 Omran Bakoush et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Research paper thumbnail of Cerebral venous thrombosis: anticoagulants or thrombolyic therapy?

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of The Libyan medical profession needs a regulatory body

Research paper thumbnail of GENES AND EPILEPSIES

Pak J Neurol Sci 2007; 2(2):106-110 V O L . 2 ( 2 ) A P R -J U N 2 0 0 7 V O L . 2 ( 2 ) A P R -J... more Pak J Neurol Sci 2007; 2(2):106-110 V O L . 2 ( 2 ) A P R -J U N 2 0 0 7 V O L . 2 ( 2 ) A P R -J U N 2 0 0 7 P A K I S T