alzheimer’s disease (ad), the leading cause of dementia worldwide, is an irreversible progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive impairment and functional disability 1-3. devastating nature of ad leads to serious social and economic impacts on the healthcare systems which implies the necessity of its proper management 1-3. it has been demonstrated that patients’ quality o...

Background: The role of food allergy in atopic dermatitis (AD) is controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of food allergens in children with AD. Method: Fifty one atopic dermatitis children aged 6 months to 5 years entered our study. The severity of AD was determined by scoring index of AD (SCORAD). Skin prick test (SPT) was done using 15 allergens including the whit...

conclusions higher prevalence of t. gondii in patients with ad compared to controls showed the possible impact of this parasite in ad, which may exacerbate symptoms, and this requires special attention of specialists and patient families. results the overall prevalence of t. gondii infection in patients with ad and the control group, using elisa assay, was obtained as 66.6% (58/87) and 56.32% (...

alzheimers disease (ad) is by far the most common cause of dementia. definite diagnosis of ad is based on pathological findings. nincds-adrda criteria, published more than 25 years ago, are commonly used for the clinical diagnosis of ad. however, considering serious shortcomings of these criteria, new criteria have been proposed. according to these new criteria, ad can be diagnosed in predement...

background : alzheimer's disease (ad) is one of the most common problems for old peoples. etiology of ad is not clear, but genetic factors play a major role in determining a person's risk to develop ad. twin and family studies con-firm that ad has a genetic basis.ad genetics has been split into two broad categories: early-onset and late-onset. eo-ad cases are inherited in an autosomal dominant ...

Objective(s): Intracerebral injection of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) is being investigated as a therapeutic tool to prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our aim was to investigate the effects of BMSCs by intrathecal injection in AD rat model. Materials and Methods: BMSCs were obtained from the bone marrow of Wistar rat and transplanted into AD rat model via intrathecal injection. The rat mod...

background: alzheimer's disease (ad) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder characterized by accumulation of extracellular amyloid-β plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles tau protein. obesity significantly increases the risk of developing ad. leptin is a peptide hormone secreted by adipocytes. in the present study the serum levels of leptin in ad was evaluated. material and method:...