BACKGROUND This study was conducted to study the prevalence rate of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and differences between subtypes in school age children of Shiraz, south of Iran. METHODS A random sample of 2000 school age children from both genders was selected. A parent-completed, DSM-IV-referenced rating scale of attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms was used. RESU...

background and importance: perineural cysts, also known as tarlov cysts, are benign cysts of the spinal cord containing a collection of cerebrospinal fluid. they most frequently originate in the sacral spine and can be asymptomatic. case presentation: we presented a 30-year-old woman who was referred to our clinic with an 8-month history of perianal paresthesia, slowly progressive lower back pa...

abstract this study was conducted to determine the impacts of plastic mulch, drip irrigation method and different amount of water and their interactions on yield, water use efficiency (wue) and quality characteristic of tomato (mobile cultivar). the study was conducted in torogh agricultural research station, razavi khorasan province. the study was done during 2007-2008. experimental design was...

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) and anxiety is the most common childhood psychiatric disorder. based on studies, these disorders are more prevalent in some chronic disease. this study aimed at investigating the prevalence of adhd and anxiety in children with malignancy and anxiety in their parents and comparing the results with those of the control group. one hundred, 3-15-year-...

The double-deficit hypothesis of dyslexia posits that both rapid naming and phonological impairments can cause reading difficulties, and that individuals who have both of these deficits show greater reading impairments compared to those with a single deficit. Despite extensive behavioral research, the brain basis of poor reading with a double-deficit has never been investigated. The goal of the...