Abbas Tafakhori

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Neglected Alkaptonuric Patient Presenting with Steppage Gait

  Even though intervertebral disc degeneration can be found in the natural course of alkaptonuria, detection of the disease by black disc color change in a patient without any other presentation of alkaptonuria is an exceptionally rare condition. We have reported a very rare case of alkaptonuria presented with low back pain and steppage gait in a 51-year-old male with a complaint of chronic low...

[ 2 ] - P2: Bumetanide as an Effective Adjunct Therapy in Intractable Epilepsy

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[ 4 ] - Implication of Mauk Nursing Intervention Model on Coping Strategies of Stroke Survivors

Objectives:  Stroke is a major event in one's life, and patients will inevitably require the use of coping strategies in order to try to reestablish acceptable life equilibrium. Due to the extensive role that nurses can be active members in the patient's rehabilitation plan, the Mauk model is a model that focuses on stroke patients. For each stage of this model,  Mauk has developed ap...

[ 5 ] - Implication of Mauk Nursing Rehabilitation Model on Adjustment of Stroke Patients

Objectives: Stroke is a neurological syndrome with sudden onset or gradual destruction of brain vessels, which may take 24 hours or more. Complications of stroke effect in the variation aspects of the individual. According to De Spulveda and Chang’s Studies, disability reduced the effective adjustment. This study aimed to overview the adjustment of stroke patients based on the main concep...

[ 6 ] - Saffron (Crocus sativus) versus duloxetine for treatment of patients with fibromyalgia: A randomized double-blind clinical trial

Objective: Saffron was found efficient and safe in treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders, in particular depression. We compared the efficacy of saffron with duloxetine in treatment of patients with fibromyalgia. Materials and Methods: In this double-blind parallel-group clinical trial, outpatients with fibromyalgia were randomized to receive either saffron 15 mg or duloxetine 30 mg starting w...