Poisoning remains a major cause of hospital admission into the emergency department and intensive care unit. Proper diagnosis is the cornerstone for optimal management of poisoned patients. Since the definitive analytical confirmation of the nature of the toxicant involved in the poisoning cannot be rapidly obtained in the majority of healthcare facilities, diagnosis relies on the medical histo...

abstract how to cite this article: akhondian j, ashrafzadeh f, beiraghi toosi m, moazen n, mohammadpoor t, karimi r. joubert syndrome in three children in a family: a case series. iran j child neurol. 2013 winter: 7(1); 39-42.   joubert  syndrome  (js)  is  a  rare  autosomal  recessive  central  nervous system malformation characterized by hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, hypotonia and abn...

INTRODUCTION There are various approaches to the treatment of cutaneous tumors; one of them is treatment with imiquimod, a synthetic toll-like receptor agonist with a low molecular weight that offers a topical, noninvasive, and non-surgical therapeutic option. The main objective of our study was to provide data on 89 patients who used a 5% imiquimod cream for the treatment of cutaneous tumors a...

abdominal compartment syndrome is a dangerous clinical situation, usually following abdominal injuries &operations.; it is seldom observed in patients with gynecologic and obstetric problems. abdominal compartment syndrome may be consequence ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. a 28-year-old woman presented as a sever ovarian hyperstimulation.the increased iap indicated that ohss may be considere...

Background: Behcet’s disease is a recurrent, chronic and multi-systemic disease, which is determined by mucocutaneous manifestations. It spreads all over the world. The most common areas are in the Middle East, Mediterranean and Far East. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of clinical manifestations of Behcet’s disease in patients admitted to dermatology ward ...

background : the metabolic syndrome has known as an independent risk factor of stroke. the occurrence of this syndrome is due to genetic factors and lifestyle. this study was performed   on the frequency of metabolic syndrome prevalence in ischemic stroke patients compare to control. methods : one hundred ischemic stroke patients and 100 controls (with the same age and sex) were evaluated for t...

background : lifestyle is recognized as a key factor as the cause and management of the metabolic syndrome. the aim of this study was to identify individuals at increased cardiovascular diseases risk and determine main features of lifestyle of participants with metabolic syndrome via internet. methods : the study was conducted from jun 22 to august 22, 2012 in tehran, iran. recruitment was carr...