Eslami, Parisa

Community Medicine Specialist, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

[ 1 ] - Associations between Vitamin D Levels and Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Male Athletes

Background and purpose: Association between vitamin D and anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACLI) in male athletes is poorly understood, and current data are not sufficient and consistent. The present study investigated the association between vitamin D and ACLI in some Iranian male athletes. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 100 male athletes with knee pain...

[ 2 ] - Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of pregabalin as an adjuvant to antipsychotics in patients with chronic schizophrenia: a six-week pilot double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Introduction and objectives: Antipsychotics or dopamine receptor antagonists are the major components of treatment but about 10-20% of patients with schizophrenia do not benefit from treatment with antidopaminergic agents, indicating other neuronal systems may be involved in this disorder (2). Dysregulation of both excitatory and inhibitory mechanisms N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) and γ-Amino...