background posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a severe anxiety disorder occurred due to past adverse experiences. several researches have demonstrated that ptsd is quite common among patients discharged from critical care unit. conclusions prevalence of ptsd is high among patients discharged from icus and some medical individual factors such as elderly, unemployed, being single, using mech...

The amenability of posttraumatic stress disorders to compensation claims points to the need for validated means of assessing malingered posttraumatic stress. This study investigated the ability of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) to differentiate between genuine and malingered posttraumatic stress symptoms. Treatment-seeking patients with acute stress disorder (ASD, n =15), uncoached ...

Abbreviations: APACHE: Acute Physiology and Cronic Health Evaluation; CAPS: Clinician Administered PTSD Scale; DTS: Davidson Trauma Scale; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HRQoL: Health Related Quality of Life; IES: Impact of Events Scale; IES-R: Impact of Events Scale-Revised; ICU: Intensive Care Unit; ISS: Injury Severity Score; LOS: length of Stay; MV: Me...

Research has suggested that social support can shape posttraumatic cognitions and PTSD. However, research has yet to compare the influence of separate domains of support on posttraumatic cognitions. Multiple-group path analysis was used to examine a model in a sample of 170 victims of intimate partner violence and 208 motor vehicle accident victims in which support from friends, family, and a c...

BACKGROUND Exposure to uncontrollable stress reduces baseline plasma neuropeptide-Y levels in animals. We previously reported that baseline plasma neuropeptide-Y levels, as well as neuropeptide-Y responses to yohimbine, were lower in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder, but we were unable to determine whether this was attributable to posttraumatic stress disorder or trauma exposu...

Preterm neonatal care is important aspect of parenting. The main objective this study to find out the predictors Posttraumatic growth among primary caregivers newborn babies affected with hyperbilirubinemia. In preterm hyperbilirubinemia were studied posttraumatic growth. sample 300 parents was collected. results found that diverse variables such as coping skills, personality traits and parenta...

Introduction: There is evidence that diabetes affects seizure susceptibility. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) which is used in traditional medicine has antioxidant activity and neuroprotective effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the seizure threshold induced by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) in diabetic mice after induction of diabetes with streptozocin and to examine the possible ...

how to cite this article: tavasoli ar, gharib b, alizadeh h, farshadmoghaddam h, memarian s, ashrafi mr, sharifzade m. brain on fires: super refractory seizure in a 7 year old boy. iran j child neurol. autumn 2016; 10(4):80-85. abstract we present a 7 year old boy afflicted with super-refractory seizure that responded poorly to antiepileptic drugs and sustained a long course of hospitalization ...

INTRODUCTION Although one third of febrile seizures are complex, a consensus has still not been reached on how to manage them, as is the case with simple febrile seizures. The objective of this study is to estimate the usefulness of complementary examinations and the risk of associated serious intracranial pathology. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective review was conducted from 2003 until 20...