Increased Zinc Serum Level: New Clues in Babol Stroke Patients, Northern Iran

Epidemiological evaluation of post stroke depression in Babol, Northern Iran.

S is one of the most common neurological disorders, and ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. Since approximately one-third of stroke survivors experience depression, post-stroke depression (PSD) is considered as the most frequent and important neuropsychiatric consequence of stroke. Moreover, this condition can have an adverse effect on cognitive function, functional recovery, and...

Clinical features of post stroke seizure in Babol, northern Iran.

Serum uric acid level in acute stroke patients

 Background: The role of uric acid as a risk factor for vascular disease and acute stroke is controversial and there is little information about it. In this study, we determined serum uric acid levels in patients with acute stroke and assessed its relationship with cerebrovascular risk factors. Methods: In this cross sectional study, we assessed patients with acute stroke who were admitted in F...

Serum Level of Helicobacter pylori Antibody in Stroke Patients

Background and Objective: Stroke is the third most common cause of death in developed countries and the most common disabling neurological disease. There are several risk factors for stroke. Regarding this, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of Helicobacter pylori antibody on the incidence of stroke. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 50 pati...

Clinical presentation of acute appendicitis in Babol; northern of Iran

Dear Editor, Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain that leads to surgery. About 10 % of people for are affected by this disease throughout life (1). More than half of patients with appendicitis had history of vague abdominal pain, nausea and anorexia. Finally, pain is shifted to the right lower quadrant of abdomen (2, 3). It should be noted that the prevalence of age, ge...