Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., American University of Beirut (Lebannon) 2004
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology, Neurology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Neurology 2013 - 2014
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Neurology, Clinical Science Departments 2012 - 2013
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Journal Articles

    • El Husseini, N, Hoffman, BM, Bennett, ER, Li, Y-W, Williamson Taylor, RA, Hailey, CE, Richardson, K, Li, Y-J, Laskowitz, DT, and James, ML. "Association of IL6ST (gp130) Polymorphism with Functional Outcome Following Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage." Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association 27, no. 1 (January 2018): 125-131.  Full Text
    • Sechler, M, Singh, J, and El Husseini, N. "Teaching NeuroImages: Artery of Percheron thrombosis causing selective downgaze palsy." Neurology 89, no. 16 (October 2017): e197-e198.  Full Text
    • El Husseini, N, Goldstein, LB, Peterson, ED, Zhao, X, Olson, DM, Williams, JW, Bushnell, C, and Laskowitz, DT. "Depression Status Is Associated with Functional Decline Over 1-Year Following Acute Stroke." Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association 26, no. 7 (July 2017): 1393-1399.  Full Text
    • El Husseini, N, Fonarow, GC, Smith, EE, Ju, C, Schwamm, LH, Hernandez, AF, Schulte, PJ, Xian, Y, and Goldstein, LB. "Renal Dysfunction Is Associated With Poststroke Discharge Disposition and In-Hospital Mortality: Findings From Get With The Guidelines-Stroke." Stroke 48, no. 2 (February 2017): 327-334.  Full Text
    • Towfighi, A, Ovbiagele, B, El Husseini, N, Hackett, ML, Jorge, RE, Kissela, BM, Mitchell, PH, Skolarus, LE, Whooley, MA, Williams, LS, American Heart Association Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, and and Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, . "Poststroke Depression: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association." Stroke 48, no. 2 (February 2017): e30-e43. (Review)  Full Text
    • El Husseini, N, and Goldstein, LB. "Treating In-Hospital Stroke." JAMA neurology 72, no. 12 (December 2015): 1535-.  Full Text
    • Doherty, JR, Dahl, JJ, Kranz, PG, El Husseini, N, Chang, H-C, Chen, N-K, Allen, JD, Ham, KL, and Trahey, GE. "Comparison of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging Derived Carotid Plaque Stiffness With Spatially Registered MRI Determined Composition." Ieee Transactions on Medical Imaging 34, no. 11 (November 2015): 2354-2365.  Full Text
    • El Husseini, N, Kaskar, O, and Goldstein, LB. "Chronic kidney disease and stroke." Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease 21, no. 6 (November 2014): 500-508. (Review)  Full Text
    • Billakota, S, and El Husseini, N. "Pearls & Oy-sters: polycythemia vera presenting with ischemic strokes in multiple arterial territories." Neurology 82, no. 20 (May 2014): e168-e170.  Full Text
    • El Husseini, N, and Laskowitz, DT. "The role of neuroendocrine pathways in prognosis after stroke." Expert review of neurotherapeutics 14, no. 2 (February 2014): 217-232. (Review)  Full Text
    • Bratton, EW, El Husseini, N, Chastain, CA, Lee, MS, Poole, C, Stürmer, T, Weber, DJ, Juliano, JJ, and Perfect, JR. "Approaches to antifungal therapies and their effectiveness among patients with cryptococcosis." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 57, no. 6 (June 2013): 2485-2495.  Full Text
    • El Husseini, N, and Goldstein, LB. ""Code stroke": hospitalized versus emergency department patients." Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases : the Official Journal of National Stroke Association 22, no. 4 (May 2013): 345-348.  Full Text
    • El Husseini, N, Laskowitz, DT, Zimmer, LO, Williams, JW, and Goldstein, LB. "Letter by El Husseini et al regarding article, "What causes disability after transient ischemic attack and minor stroke?"." Stroke 43, no. 12 (December 2012): e180-. (Letter)  Full Text  Link to Item
    • El Husseini, N, Goldstein, LB, Peterson, ED, Zhao, X, Pan, W, Olson, DM, Zimmer, LO, Williams, JW, Bushnell, C, and Laskowitz, DT. "Depression and antidepressant use after stroke and transient ischemic attack." Stroke 43, no. 6 (June 2012): 1609-1616.  Full Text
    • Bratton, EW, El Husseini, N, Chastain, CA, Lee, MS, Poole, C, Stürmer, T, Juliano, JJ, Weber, DJ, and Perfect, JR. "Comparison and temporal trends of three groups with cryptococcosis: HIV-infected, solid organ transplant, and HIV-negative/non-transplant." Plos One 7, no. 8 (January 2012): e43582-null.  Full Text
    • Goldstein, LB, and El Husseini, N. "[Neurology and cardiology: points of contact]." Rev Esp Cardiol 64, no. 4 (April 2011): 319-327. (Review)  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Goldstein, LB, and El Husseini, N. "Neurology and cardiology: Points of contact." Revista Espanola de Cardiologia 64, no. 4 (April 1, 2011): 319-327. (Review)  Full Text
    • El Husseini, N, and Morgenlander, JC. "Pearls & Oy-sters: multiple ischemic strokes secondary to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia." Neurology 76, no. 11 (March 15, 2011): e48-e50.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • El Husseini, N, Shea, KJ, and Goldstein, LB. "Concerns for the reliability and validity of the National Stroke Project Stroke Severity Scale." Cerebrovasc Dis 32, no. 5 (2011): 426-430.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • El Husseini, N, and Laskowitz, DT. "Clinical application of blood biomarkers in cerebrovascular disease." Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 10, no. 2 (February 2010): 189-203. (Review)  Full Text
    • Saad, A, El-Husseini, N, Nader, GA, and Gharzuddine, W. "Echocardiographically detected mass "in transit" in early amniotic fluid embolism." European Journal of Echocardiography 7, no. 4 (2006): 332-335.  Full Text
    • Bulbul, MA, Husseini, N, and Houjaij, A. "Superficial bladder cancer epidemiology, diagnosis and management." Journal Medical Libanais 53, no. 2 (2005): 107-113.
    • Barghouthi, T, and El Husseini, N. "Prosopometamorphopsia secondary to a left splenium of the corpus callosum infarct(Published online)." Bmj Case Reports : bcr-2018-224735-bcr-2018-224735.  Full Text

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