Younger Than Yesterday

Younger than yesterday: is vascular senescence a two-way street?

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is an intrinsically age-related process, and epidemiologic data support the idea that the milieu of the elderly body, rather than a diseased blood vessel’s age, determines this susceptibility to atherosclerosis and its consequences. This notion, if true, suggests that vascular senescence may be a reversible process and raises the possibility of rejuvenativ...

Epidemiological Survey of Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Younger than 14 Years in Ahvaz

Fractures in children younger than 18 months.

Fractures in children younger than 18 months occur before the usual walking age. The prognosis is favourable across fracture types and circumstances of occurrence. The cause is obvious in obstetrical injuries, whose risk factors have been well documented. Diaphyseal fractures are easy to recognise, whereas challenges may arise with the diagnosis of physeal injuries. Fractures occurring after th...

Invasive explorations in children younger than 3years

PURPOSE In children with drug-resistant focal epilepsy who are candidates for surgery, invasive exploration is sometimes required. However, this is being controversially discussed for children younger than 3 years. The question of its necessity, feasibility and its risks is often raised, since it concerns primarily lesional epilepsy and a lesionectomy might be proposed right away. However, this...

Clinical features of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in children younger than 12 years in Isfahan

Background: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is one of the most common parasitic diseases in Isfahan, the scar of it could be found in the majority of residents of some areas of city. This disease can affect all age groups but it is more common in children in endemic and hyperendemic areas. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical features of cutaneous leishmaniasis in childre...