INTRODUCTION Low pressure valves with ventriculoperitoneal shunts have been proven to lead to good outcomes in the treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. However, overdrainage complications are often seen with low opening pressures. Efforts have been made to obtain good outcomes without overdrainage complications by decreasing the hydrostatic pressure component using special val...

BACKGROUND The human body has simple and compound organs that obtain their nourishment through four humors. One of them is bile (yellow bile). According to Iranian traditional medicine (ITM), there are various kinds of natural medicines with their specific mechanisms of action affecting on bile in the human body. Hakim Aghili Shirazi (18th century), one of the great scholars in ITM field, intro...

Background: Coronavirus is one of the most common respiratory infections in world. SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, two prior epidemics coronaviruses (CoVs) that have been considered as major public health threats, are examples past coronavirus outbreaks.Method: The current study included eighty-four covid – 19 patients who were attending Al Hussein medical city, Hayat unit, Karbala Al-Hakim General Hosp...

conclusions adhd is a common co-morbidity among suicide attempters. hence, early diagnosis and treatment with consideration of adhd may reduce suicide attempt risk. results the results of our study showed that a history of psychiatric disorders and a family history of adhd and suicide were significantly higher (p > 0.01) in the case group than the control group. in addition, both children and a...

to me by a medical student for examination of her blood and urine. She said she was now putting on weight but to me she appeared thin and pale. She has had three live births and one abortion. The first and the second children are now 22 and 20 years old respectively; the third was an abortion at the seventh month and the fourth died at the age of 7 years. This happened about 6 years ago. Soon a...