[PDF][PDF] Recurrence risk after a first febrile convulsion

MS Bessisso, MF Elsaid, NA Almula… - Saudi medical …, 2001 - researchgate.net
Objective: Fever is the most common cause of convulsions, in infancy and childhood.
Parents usually are concerned by the risk of recurrence. Our aim is to determine this risk of …

Pattern of headache in school children in the State of Qatar.

MS Bessisso, A Bener, MF Elsaid, FA Al-Khalaf… - Saudi medical …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Objectives The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence rate and impact of headache
in school children on school attendance with particular attention to migraine. Methods A …

[PDF][PDF] Acute bacterial meningitis in Qatar

MF Elsaid, AA Flamerzi, MS Bessisso… - Saudi medical …, 2006 - researchgate.net
Objectives: To study the changes in the epidemiology, clinical and bacteriological profiles of
bacterial meningitis in the era of the Haemophilus influenzaetype b (Hib) vaccine and …

Are heterocygotes for classical homocystinuria at risk of vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency?

…, MO Abdelrahman, G Abdoh, MS Bessisso… - Molecular genetics and …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES/DESIGN: Comparative cross-sectional study to assess homocysteine and
vitamin status in carriers of CBS gene mutations. METHOD: Subjects included 34 parents (13 …

Epidemiology of neonatal meningitis in Qatar

MF El-Said, MS Bessisso, MA Janahi, LH Habob… - Neurosciences …, 2002 - nsj.org.sa
OBJECTIVE: Neonatal meningitis is responsible for thousands of neonatal deaths annually
all over the world. Our study was conducted to determine the epidemiology, management …

Clinical presentation of acute bacterial meningitis in Qatar

MF Elsaid, H Alsoub, MS Bessisso, MA Janahi… - Neurosciences …, 2002 - nsj.org.sa
OBJECTIVE: To study the changes in the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the era of
the Hemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) type b vaccine and pneumoccous resistance. …

Risk of seizure recurrences after first unprovoked seizure during childhood

MS Bessisso, MF El-Said, NA Almula, SB Azzam… - Neurosciences …, 2001 - nsj.org.sa
OBJECTIVE: To find out incidence of seizure recurrence and its risk factor after the first
unprovoked attack in children below 12 years of age. METHODS: A prospective study was carried …

Sandhoff disease (GM2 gangliosidoses) in a premature patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

A Abdul-Wahab, MS Bessisso, MF Elsaid - Neurosciences Journal, 2002 - nsj.org.sa
We report a female premature infant with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and Sandhoff disease.
The clue for diagnosis was the fundoscopy examination. We discuss this rare disease with …

Neuro-brucellosis in children

MS Bessisso, MF Elsaid, SSE Elshazli… - Neurosciences …, 2001 - nsj.org.sa
Brucellosis is an infection caused by gram negative cocobacilli (Brucellae). Presentation is
usually non-specific and diagnosis depends on high index of suspicion. Nervous system …

[PDF][PDF] Mohammed S. Bessisso, MBBCH, MD, Abdulbari Bener, MFPHM, FRSS, Mahmoud F. Elsaid, MBBCh, CABP

FA Al-Khalaf, KA Huzaima - Saudi Med J, 2005 - researchgate.net
Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence rate and impact of headache
in school children on school attendance with particular attention to migraine. Methods: A …