background and objectives intimate partner abuse during pregnancy is a major problem associated with a variety of negative health outcomes. however, this relationship has not been adequately explored, especially in the developing countries. the present study seeks to determine the relationship between of intimate partner abuse and reproductive health outcome among pregnant women attending gachs...

generally icu patients are in critical status and need long stay in icu. pulmonary rehabilitation program (prp) is considered as an important tool to improve outcome and shorten the length of stay in icu. the aim of this study was to investigate whether prp can affect outcome and duration of hospitalization in icu patients. this study was performed in medical icu of labafi nejad hospital, tehra...

based on a number of studies, magnesium sulfate (mgso4) given after a diffuse axonal injury has gained attention as a useful neuroprotective agent .the present study was conducted to examine if magnesium sulfate has a therapeutic efficacy and safety in patients with a severe diffuse axonal injury. adult patients admitted within 1 hour of a closed traumatic brain injury (tbi) with a severe diffu...

how to cite this article: sadeghzadeh m, khoshnevisasl p, parvaneh m, mousavinasab n. early and late outcome of premature newborns with history of nicu admission at 6 years old in zanjan, iran. iran j child neurol. spring 2016; 10(2):67-73. objective premature birth is an important factor for mortality and morbidity of neonates. this study was designed to evaluate the outcome of preterm neonate...

intentional tooth reimplantation can be an alternative treatment option for teeth with poor or hopeless prognosis where coronal and surgical endodontic treatment(s) are not possible. this technique may help to restore a natural tooth to function in preference to prosthesis/implant replacements. a 38-years old male was referred to private practice with persistent chronic apical periodontitis of ...

background: endometrial secretion analysis is a non-invasive and promising method in evaluation of endometrial receptivity. objective: the aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between the success rate of ivf procedures and some endometrial secretion cytokines, including interleukin-1β (il-1β), tumor necrosis factor (tnf-α), interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (ip-10), and mon...

introduction: sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ssnhl) is a frightening and frustrating symptom for the patient as well as the physician. prognosis is affected by multiple factors including duration of hearing loss, presence of associated vertigo and tinnitus, and co-morbidities such as hypertension and diabetes.   materials and methods: forty subjects presenting to our department with feature...

rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is an inflammatory progressive disease which in the absence of appropriate treatment can lead to joint destruction and disability. prognosis of ra may be predicted based on the presence of some clinical and laboratory evidences.new criteria for classification of ra provides opportunity for earlier treatment. initiation of treatment particularly by combination of dmards...

conclusions physicians are recommended to take microbiological cultures before starting empirical therapy recommended to cover gram-negative microorganisms in order to lower the risk of antibiotic resistance. objectives the current study aimed to determine the most common microorganisms involved in diabetic foot infection in order to minimize the failure of antibiotic therapy and the risk of de...