background: accidents are the second reason for mortality and morbidity in iran. among them, brain injuries are the most important damage. clarification of the effects of brain injuries on different body systems will help physicians to prioritize their treatment strategies. in this study, the effect of pure brain trauma on the cardiovascular system and lungs 24 hours post trauma was assessed. m...

white matter lesions (wmls) are commonly observed in strokepatients with small vessel disease (svd) and are thought toresult from a progressive, irreversible disease process followingarteriolosclerosis. in this study, we report a case of partialdisappearance of wmls 1 year after a lacunar stroke in a69-year-old man with evidence of svd. we also discuss possiblemechanisms associated with this ob...

introduction increase in alpha band is observed when blood perfusion in frontal area of head decreases. the present study evaluated some changes in the alpha band particularly, alpha-1 of frontal and central areas of the head, when several areas were exposed simultaneously to magnetic field. materials and methods five points of head (f3, f4, cz, t3, and t4) of twenty healthy male participants w...

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it has been estimated that more than 1.7 million individuals suffer a traumatic brain injury (tbi) each year. tbi causes secondary biochemical and metabolic changes which contribute to subsequent tissue damage and associated neuronal cell death. two early and delayed events occur after tbi, which results in neurological deficits. primary injury events include the mechanical damage that occur at...

brain injury is a complex event leading to tissue damage and functional deficits by primary and secondary mechanisms. since the application of tissue engineering approaches is a new topic in the treatment of brain injury, producing a proper experimental model to evaluate the effects of tissue engineering products on damaged brain tissue is required. in the present study, a simple and reproducib...

traumatic brain injuries may cause some neurological deficits, such as altered level of consciousness or coma, sensory-motor dysfunction, and seizure attacks. the neuroprotective effect of progesterone and erythropoietin has been shown in different types of brain injuries and cerebral ischemia. this study aims to evaluate the probable additional neuroprotective effects of progesterone and eryth...

trauma is the most common reason in 1-34 years olds. in patient with multiple traumas, the head is the most common involved part. the importance of computed tomography (ct scan) in diagnosis of brain trauma is well established and ct of the brain is a choice method. finding lesion in brain traumatic patient is very important so goal of this study is finding of brain ct scan in traumatic patient...

background: diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disorder worldwide. it imposes excessive psychological stress on patients which negatively affect the course of the disease. the brain-behavioral systems have a role in dealing with stressful events such as chronic disorders. objective: comparison the brain-behavioral systems and psychological distress in diabetic patients and non-diabetics. m...

this study was conducted to evaluate how neuroimaging procedures (mri, spect) could be used in clinical setting for diagnosis of dementia.forty out of 94 patients suspected of having a diagnosis of dementia, referred to radiology department for consecutive neuroimaging procedures, were selected. patients’ medical records reviewed anda retrospective diagnosis was reached according to dsm-iv for ...