background: a glass injury to the wrist and forearm is a common condition in adults and children that may cause significant discomfort and disability. this study was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of preoperative examination of this injury. methods: in this prospective study, among patients referred to kashani hospital in isfahan, iran from august 2006 to march 2008, 150 patients with glass...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : traumatic brain injury (tbi) is known as one of the most important causes of mortality in middle-aged population. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of gabapentin in improvement of consciousness level in these patients. methods : this randomized clinical trial was performed in march 2008 to sept...

background: the last two decades have witnessed a remarkable increase in the number of people suffering a variety of painful syndromes. objective: the goal of this study was to determine the correlation between body mass index and chronic pain in hospital workers during 2006. methods: in this prospective descriptive study 210 cases were enrolled during 2006 at beheshti and ayatollah kashani med...

background and aims: there are different causes for brain death including head trauma, cerebrovascular accidents and intracranial space-occupying lesions. the present study was aimed to determine the causes of brain death in chahar mahal and bakhtiari province due to high turnover of trauma in this area during 2003 to 2013. methods: this study was based on routine data and was conducted on all ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: there is a broad variation in reported frequencies of seizure in multiple sclerosis (ms). in this study, the seizure and its characteristics analyzed among a large group of patients with ms. materials and methods: we reviewed the medical records of all definite ms patients referred to the ms clinic of kashani h...