Selective correlation of hippocampal volumes with WADA memory scores in mesial temporal sclerosis patients by Lourdes Khalife, Wassim Nasreddine, Fatima Jaafar, Huda Abboodi, Karim Nasreddine, Ahmad Beydoun

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Brain drain in Emergency Medicine in Lebanon, building locally and exporting globally by Eveline Hitti, Sarah S. Abdul-Nabi, Afif Mufarrij, Amin Kazzi

“…Design and patients This descriptive study utilizes secondary data sourced from an alumni database that includes nine cohorts of graduates from an Emergency Medicine residency program at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon. Measurements and main results Within 12 years since the EM residency program establishment a total of 9 cohorts, including 44 physicians had completed their residency training in EM, with 40.9% being female and 95.5% Lebanese citizens. …”
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Concordance between Immunohistochemistry and Microarray Gene Expression Profiling for Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and HER2 Receptor Statuses in Breast Cancer Patients... by Ghina B. Fakhri, Reem S. Akel, Maya K. Khalil, Deborah A. Mukherji, Fouad I. Boulos, Arafat H. Tfayli

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Nontraumatic Epithelial Ingrowth 15 Years Post Laser In Situ Keratomileusis by Joanna S. Saade, Baha’ Noureddin, Shady T. Awwad

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Changing Trends in Eye-Related Complaints Presenting to the Emergency Department in Beirut, Lebanon, over 15 Years by Haytham I. Salti, Carl-Joe Mehanna, Bachir Abiad, Nicola Ghazi, Samih Raad, Anita Barikian, Randa Haddad, Adnan Ashkar, Elie Harmouche, Elie Zaghrini, Afif Mufarrij

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Stigma associated with mental illness: perspectives of judges and attorneys in Lebanon — a cross-sectional study by Rayan Mroué, Michele Cherro, Ghida Kassir, Elias Ghossoub, Nadia Dandan

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Osteoporosis in Men with Diabetes Mellitus by Claire Issa, Mira S. Zantout, Sami T. Azar

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Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Metamucil Bezoar: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sara Abou Azar, Mohammad Rachad Wehbe, Sarah Jamali, Ali Hallal

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Vitamin D Deficiency in Lebanese Adults: Prevalence and Predictors from a Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Asma Arabi, Nariman Chamoun, Mona P. Nasrallah, Hani M. Tamim

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Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Breast: A Case Report Unveiling Several Clinical and Histopathological Challenges by Tarek Aridi, Mohamad Fawwaz, Ahmad Kassab, Marwan Bahmad, Faisal Houcheimi, Mohamad Mshiek, Fouad Boulos, Ali Kanj, Ghassan Ramadan, Hisham F. Bahmad, Najla Fakhruddin

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Endotoxin Triggers Tumor Initiation Events in Nontumorigenic Breast Epithelial Cells and Enhances Invasion-Related Phenotype in Pretumorigenic and Tumorigenic Breast Epithelial Cel... by Farah Yassine, Sabreen F. Fostok, Nataly Naser Al Deen, Rabih S. Talhouk

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Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding practices of male and female surgical sterilization procedures in Lebanon by Jad Najdi, Alexandre Armache, Elia Abou Chawareb, Nassib Abou Heidar, Marwan Zein, Anthony Fadel, Jimmy Nehme, Bassel Bachir

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Rates of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections in Hospitalized Non-Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients: A 9-Year Retrospective Study at a Lebanese Tertiary Medica... by Zakhour R, Khafaja S, Korman R, Boutros CF, El Zein Z, Chmaisse A, Haj M, Haddara A, El-Houry Z, Jbahi M, Chamseddine S, Bou Karroum S, Al Oweini D, Youssef YS, Youssef N, Nasser M, Fayad D, Abi Farraj F, El Nakib C, Isaac I, Lteif M, Araj GF, Dbaibo GS

“…Ramia Zakhour,1,2,* Sarah Khafaja,1,2,* Rawan Korman,1,* Celina F Boutros,1 Zeinab El Zein,1– 3 Ahmad Chmaisse,1 Magda Haj,1 Amani Haddara,1 Zeina El-Houry,1 Malak Jbahi,1 Sarah Chamseddine,1 Samer Bou Karroum,1 Dana Al Oweini,1 Yolla Salama Youssef,1 Nour Youssef,1,2 Mayse Nasser,1 Danielle Fayad,1 Farida Abi Farraj,1 Clara El Nakib,1 Imad Isaac,1 Mireille Lteif,1 George F Araj,1,4 Ghassan S Dbaibo1– 3 1Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; 2Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; 3Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; 4Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ghassan S Dbaibo, Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR), Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, 1107, Lebanon, Email gdbaibo@aub.edu.lbIntroduction: Multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial infections are considered a major public health threat. …”
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Symphysis Pubis Osteomyelitis: An Uncommon Complication after Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy—Case Description with Literature Review by Jad A. Degheili, Mazen M. Mansour, Rami W. Nasr

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Loop underlay tympanoplasty for anterior, subtotal and total tympanic membrane perforations: a retrospective review by Rana Barake, Tamer El Natout, Marc Bassim, Mohammad Ali El Natout

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Clinical presentations and outcomes of celiac disease in children and adolescents at a tertiary care center in Lebanon by Dana Andari, Rima Hanna-Wakim, Sarah Khafaja, Nadine Yazbeck

“…The aim of this 10-year-retrospective study was to describe the common clinical presentations, diagnostic modalities, and the effect of the gluten-free- diet (GFD) on the growth of children and adolescents with celiac disease.MethodsThis was a retrospective chart review of subjects aged 6 months to 18 years who visited the Pediatric Gastroenterology clinic at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2023, and who were diagnosed with celiac disease based on serological markers and/or changes on histology of the small intestinal mucosal biopsies for those who underwent upper endoscopy, or HLA typing expressing the HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 gene for few subjects.ResultsThe study included 90 patients with celiac disease, of whom 64 were newly diagnosed during the study period. …”
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Nasogastric Tube Feeding-Induced Esophageal Bezoar: Case Description by Jad A. Degheili, Mikhael G. Sebaaly, Ali H. Hallal

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The role of candidate genetic polymorphisms in covid-19 susceptibility and outcomes by Anthony Yazbeck, Reem Akika, Zainab Awada, Nathalie K. Zgheib

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Real-Time Adaptive Content-Based Synchronization of Multimedia Streams by Imad H. Elhajj, Nadine Bou Dargham, Ning Xi, Yunyi Jia

“…Testing adaptive content-based and adaptive time-based synchronization algorithms remotely between the American University of Beirut and Michigan State University showed that the proposed method outperforms the traditional synchronization method. …”
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Prehospital Emergency Ultrasound: A Review of Current Clinical Applications, Challenges, and Future Implications by Mazen J. El Sayed, Elie Zaghrini

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