OPINION STATEMENT Most primary headaches in the elderly are similar to those in younger patients (tension, migraine, and cluster), but there are some differences, such as late-life migraine accompaniments and hypnic headaches. Although migraine in younger persons usually presents with headache, migraine in older persons may initially appear with visual or sensory phenomena, instead of headache ...

UNLABELLED Some antihistamine drugs that are used for rhinitis and pollinosis have a sedative effect as they enter the brain and block the H(1) receptor, potentially causing serious accidents. Receptor occupancy has been measured with PET under single-dose administration in humans to classify antihistamines as more sedating or as less sedating (or nonsedating). In this study, the effect of repe...

regard, the recent article by Yellowlees and Kalucy (Chest 1990; 97:628-34) and the accompanying editorial by Gorman (Chest 1990; 97:514-15) were of great interest. With respect to the apparent efficacy of anti-depressant medications in asthmatic patients, however, it is important to consider the antihistaminic properties (which are not widely appreciated) that these agents possess. Tricyclic a...

Sir, Congratulations to you and your colleagues on launching the Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases. I am sure that this journal will bring the Iranian nephrological community together and will help the new generation of Iranian nephrologists. Hopefully, through this journal, you will be able to show the International nephrological community your achievements and contributions in our field. The...

Although pruritus is the critical symptom of atopic dermatitis that profoundly affect the patients' quality of life, controlling and management of prurirtus still remains as unmet needs mainly due to the distinctive multifactorial pathogenesis of pruritus in atopic dermatitis. Based on the distinct feature of atopic dermatitis that psychological state of patients substantially influence on the ...