how to cite this article: sadeghzadeh m, khoshnevis p, mahboubi e. iron status and febrile seizure- a case control study in children less than 3 years. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6(4):27-31. abstract objective: febrile seizure is one of the most common neurological conditions of childhood. several theories, such as iron deficiency anemia have been proposed as the pathogenesis of this cond...

objective â  febrile convulsion (fc) is a common cause of seizure in young children, withâ an excellent prognosis. in addition to genetic predisposition and infections,fcs are generally thought to be induced by metabolic and elemental changesâ during fever such as zinc (zn) deficiency. regarding the high prevalence ofâ febrile convulsions and the role of zn deficiency, we investigated the role ...

background: girls are one of the high risk groups for iron deficiency anemia. iron supplementation program is a preventive strategy for female students in high schools in iran. this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of iron supplements consumption among high school students in the southeast of iran.   methods: a quantitative study was conducted in zahedan (the capital of sistan and baloche...

introduction : hepatitis a virus is the most prevalent viral hepatitis. it is globally a major public health problem with different clinical symptoms. this study aimed at investigating the clinical findings and prevalence of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency in children with hepatitis a. materials and methods : in this prospective study, demographical information, clinical fin...

how to cite this article: kohmanaee sh, zarkesh m, tabrizi m, hassanzadeh rad a, divshali s, dalili s. biotinidase deficiency in newborns as respiratory distress and tachypnea: a case report. iran j child neurol. spring 2015; 9(2):58-60. abstract objective biotin is a coenzyme composed of four carboxylases. it presents in amino acid catabolism, fatty acid synthesis, and gluconeogenesis. biotini...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa since its first discovery in an iranian male in 1961, zinc(zn) deficiency in humans is now known to be an important malnutrition problem world-wide. it is more prevalent in areas of high cereal and low animal food consumption. the diet may not necessarily be low in zinc, but its bio-availability plays a major role in its absorption. phytic acid is t...