Affective temperaments of Lebanese patients with schizophrenia: comparison by gender and severity of psychosis.

Objectives: Our aim in this study was to identify affective temperament differences utilizing the TEMPS-A in a large sample size of Lebanese patients with schizophrenia and compare them to healthy controls. Gender differences, demographic factors and degree of psychotic symptoms were also considered. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross (PHC) from March to June 2019.

Bone mineral density of the Lebanese reference population.

We determined the bone mineral density (BMD) of normal Lebanese subjects and compared results with US/European reference data. The investigation was conducted at one center, and included 858 women and 165 men aged 20-79 years. Spine, femoral and radial BMD measurements were made using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Acute ischemia of a limb as a complication of multiple hereditary exostoses. Case report and literature review.

The authors present a case of acute ischemia of a limb as a complication of multiple hereditary exostoses. They discuss surgery, complications, and review the literature.