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Effectiveness of iron therapy on breath-holding spells by Daoud, Azhar S., Batieha, Anwar, Al-Sheyyab, Mahmoud, Abuekteish, Faisal, Hijazi, Sa'ad

“…Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of iron therapy on breath-holding spells (BHS). Methodology: Sixty-seven children with BHS…”
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The efficacy and side effects of topiramate on refractory epilepsy in infants and young children: A multi-center clinical trial by Al Ajlouni, S., Shorman, A., Daoud, A.S.

“…This study has been conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of topiramate in refractory epilepsies in infants and young children. A prospective clinical…”
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Lack of effectiveness of dexamethasone in neonatal bacterial meningitis by DAOUD, A. S, BATIEHA, A, AL-SHEYYAB, M, ABUEKTEISH, F, OBEIDAT, A, MAHAFZA, T

“…A clinical trial was conducted to determine whether dexamethasone as adjunctive therapy alters the outcome of bacterial meningitis in neonates. Fifty-two…”
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Myoclonic seizure following intravenous verapamil injection: case report and review of the literature by Maiteh, M., Daoud, A. S.

“…An 18-month-old girl with supraventricular tachycardia was given a dose of intravenous verapamil and suffered a short myoclonic seizure which occurred again…”
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Demographic characteristics and risk factors of first febrile seizures: a Jordanian experience by Abuekteish, F, Daoud, A S, al-Sheyyab, M, Nou'man, M

“…A prospective study of 203 children admitted with a first febrile seizure was carried out over 18 months. Aseptic meningitis was diagnosed in nine children…”
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Henoch—Schonlein Purpura: Clinical Experience and Contemplations on a Streptococcal Association by Al-Sheyyab, M., El-Shanti, H., Ajlouni, S., Batieha, A., Daoud, A. S.

“…Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is a common cause of vasculitis in children. The role of an antecedent streptococcal infection is still controversial. The aim…”
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Familial pyoderma gangrenosum presenting in infancy by AL-RIMAWI, H. S, ABUEKTEISH, F. M, DAOUD, A. S, OBOOSI, M. M

“…Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, poorly understood skin disease that occurs in all age groups. Less than 0.4% of patients are infants and represent a…”
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Prevalence of asthma and wheeze in primary school children in northern Jordan by Abuekteish, F, Alwash, R, Hassan, M, Daoud, A S

“…In order to determine the prevalence of asthma and wheeze in Northern Jordan, a questionnaire was distributed to 3540 school children aged 6-12 years in Irbid…”
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Nosocomial neonatal septic arthritis by ABUEKTEISH, F, DAOUD, A. S, MESMAR, M, OBEIDAT, A

“…Between August 1993 and August 1994, 17 cases of neonatal septic arthritis occurred at the intensive care baby unit of Princess Badia' Teaching Hospital in…”
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Inhibition of atherosclerosis by cod-liver oil in a hyperlipidemic swine model by Weiner, B H, Ockene, I S, Levine, P H, Cuénoud, H F, Fisher, M, Johnson, B F, Daoud, A S, Jarmolych, J, Hosmer, D, Johnson, M H

“…We studied the effect of cod-liver oil on the development and progression of coronary artery disease in swine subjected to coronary balloon abrasion and fed an…”
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Effectiveness of sodium valproate in the treatment of Sydenham's chorea by DAOUD, A. S, ZAKI, M, SHAKIR, R, SUSAY AL-SALEH

“…We treated 15 children with Sydenham's chorea with sodium valproate at a dose of 15 to 20 mg/kg/d. In 13 of them the chorieform movements disappeared within 1…”
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Bacterial meningitis: still a cause of high mortality and severe neurological morbidity in childhood by Daoud, A S, al-Sheyyab, M, Batchoun, R G, Rawashdeh, M O, Nussair, M M, Pugh, R N

“…Among 121 cases of bacterial meningitis (age 2 months to 12 years; mean, 35 months) treated over a 3-year period, Neisseria meningitidis was the most common…”
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Neonatal Meningitis in Northern Jordan by Daoud, A. S., Al-Sheyyab, M., Abu-Ekteish, F., Obeidat, A., Ali, A. A., El-Shanti, H.

“…A two-and-a-half year prospective study of neonatal meningitis in the two main referral hospitals in Northern Jordan was carried out to determine the clinical…”
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A clinical study of a large inbred kindred with pure familial spastic paraplegia by El-Shanti, Hatem E., Daoud, Azhar S., Batieha, Anwar

“…Background and objectives: Spastic paraplegia, an uncommon neurodegenerative disorder with phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity, is mainly characterized by…”
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Indications and Benefits of Computed Tomography in Childhood Bacterial Meningitis by Daoud, Azhar S., Omari, Hamzi, Al-Sheyyab, Mahmoud, Abuekteish, Faisal

“…Over a 5 year period, 58 children with acute bacterial meningitis underwent computed tomography (CT) of the head. The major stated indications were partial,…”
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Risk factors for childhood epilepsy: a case-control study from Irbid, Jordan by DAOUD, A.S, BATIEHA, A, BASHTAWI, M, EL-SHANTI, H

“…Objective: The goal of this case-control study is to identify the significance of certain risk factors for epilepsy in a population of epileptic children in…”
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The changing face of neonatal septicaemia by Daoud, A S, Abuekteish, F, Obeidat, A, el-Nassir, Z, al-Rimawi, H

“…A prospective study was undertaken over a 1-year period in northern Jordan to determine the incidence, causes and characteristics of neonatal septicaemia which…”
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Multiple pterygium syndrome: a relatively common disorder among Arabs by Teebi, A S, Daoud, A S

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Prolonged and secondary fever in childhood bacterial meningitis by DAOUD, A. S, ZAKI, M, AL-SALEH, Q. A

“…In order to study the causes of prolonged and secondary fever in bacterial meningitis, a group of 102 infants and children with proven bacterial meningitis…”
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Comparison of pathologic and angiographic findings in a porcine preparation of coronary atherosclerosis by WEINER, B. H, OCKENE, I. S, JARMOLYCH, J, FRITZ, K. E, DAOUD, A. S

“…Coronary atherosclerosis was induced in Yorkshire swine by diet-induced hyperlipidemia and balloon intimal abrasion of a coronary artery. Severe stenoses…”
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