down syndrome is the most common known chromosomal disorder in man.this syndrome has many sings and symptoms which are variable in frequency.taking all the signs and symproms in to consideration,diagnosis of down syndrome is not a difficult task-however in the past it was difficult to diagnose this syndrome based on a single clinical sign,until  hypertrophy of hyponichium was first introduced b...

how to cite this article: arzanian mt, shamsian bsh, karimzadeh p, kajiyazdi m, malek f, hammoud m. posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in pediatric hematologic-oncologic disease: literature review and case presentation. iran j child neurol. 2014 spring 8(2):1-10. objective posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (pres) is a cliniconeuroradiological disease entity, which is repres...

Background: Withdrawal syndrome may influence patient's motivation for participation in addiction treatment programs. Management of the symptoms can improve the success rate of addiction treatment programs. In the present study, we have evaluated the efficiency of an herbal product as adjunct therapy for alleviation of withdrawal syndrome in opium abuse. Methods: In the present clinical trial, ...

Metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent in type 2 diabetics and is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in such patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to the three criteria of ATPIII, IDF and the new criteria for metabolic syndrome diagnosis in Kerman, Iran.This cross-sectional study was performed on 950 diabetic type 2 patient...

background: metabolic syndrome (mets) is a serious public health concern worldwide; however, the pathogenesis of this disease has not been yet cleared. this study aimed to compare diet quality in obese/overweight participants with/without metabolic syndrome with normal weight controls.   methods: this was a comparative study on 147 iranian adults under treatment at the endocrinology center of t...

purpose: to report three cases of alport syndrome in one  family with anterior lenticonus and retinal flecks. patients and findings: three members of one family with consanguineous parents are presented who had renal and ocular involvement. they had anterior lenticonus and a beaten bronze appearance in the macula. reduced visual acuity and photophobia were the chief complaints of these patients...

statement of problem: burning mouth syndrome (bms) is characterized by a burning sensation in the tongue or other oral sites, usually in the absence of clinical and laboratory findings. purpose: the aim of this study was to evaluate the main epidemiological and clinical features involved in burning mouth syndrome in zahedan; southeast of iran. materials and methods: in this case series study, 8...

melas syndrome is a mitochondrial disorder with progressive nature, because adequate treatment is not available. diagnosis of this mitochondrial disorder depends initially on clinical suspicion, which is strengthened by additional metabolic evidence of impaired oxidative metabolism such as high serum or c.s.f. lactate levels and confirmed by demonstration of mitochondrial abnormalities-in muscl...

based on previous researches and current research indoor contaminations in most of the time were more than outdoor contaminations. in according to, most of our times have been spent in indoor environments (85-90%), therefore, it is necessary to investigate indoor environments. symptoms of sick building syndrome are headache, dizziness, drowsiness. unknown reasons of disease above mentioned and ...