objectives: stroke survivors develop their own strategies to combat disabilities, developing strategies to maintain or reestablish a sense of continuity after the disruptive life event that stroke represents, using strategies to foster hope during the process of adjusting to life after stroke and drawing on spiritual practices. the aim of this study is to identify the used and recommended strat...

background: impact of high level of uric acid on stroke is still controversial. we conducted this study to investigate the relationship between acute ischemic non-embolic stroke and serum levels of uric acid. methods: this was a case-control study on patients with acute ischemic non-embolic stroke in rafsanjan, iran. the control group consisted of normal persons who were similar to the case gro...

we present the first reported case of antiphospholipid syndrome with stroke in an iranian boy (7-month-old) who had two ischemic strokes within a period of 2 months. serum anticardiolipid antibody was positive and the patient had low levels of protein s and c. this case emphasizes the importance of antiphospholipid antibody in children with unexplained ischemic stroke.

background: several factors influence on the outcome  of ischemic stroke. the aim of this study was determination the relationship  between stroke mortality and red blood cell parameters. methods: this cross-sectional  study was conducted  from 2011 july to june 2012. for all patients with ischemic stroke in middle  cerebral  artery  (mca)  territory, the  cell blood count test was performed. w...

background: diabetes is a well-known risk factor for acute ischemic stroke (ais). some recent studies point to hemoglobin a1c (hba1c) may have prognostic value in nondiabetic and diabetic patients with ischemic stroke (is). the aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of hba1c on mortality and morbidity in ais patients with and without diabetic. methods: in this prospective observ...

background: thrombolytic therapy is the only approved treatment for acute cerebral ischemia. the hemorrhagic transformation is the greatest complication of this treatment, which may occur after recanalization of occluded artery. the aim of this study was to determine factors associated with clinical improvement and worsening in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thromb...

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introduction: addiction imposes a large medical, social and economic burden on societies. currently, there is no effective treatment for addiction. our struggle to decipher the different mechanisms involved in addiction requires a proper understanding of the brain regions which promote this devastating behavior. previous studies have shown a pivotal role for insula in cigarette smoking. in this...