background postoperative relapse is a common feature of crohn's disease (cd) in western countries but its frequency and risk factors have not been studied in the middle east where there is a rapid upsurge in the incidence of cd. this study aims to research the frequency and risk factors of its recurrence after surgery among 566 iranian patients with cd in tehran, iran. methods all 566 patients ...

triazine derivatives are small synthetic peptides with no apparent toxicity and high target specificity in central nervous system. hippocampal tissue is the most vulnerable area in the alzheimer’s disease (ad). the aim of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective effect of triazine in ad induced by intra-cerebro-ventricular (i.c.v.) administration of streptozotocine (stz). male wistar, ...

how to cite this article: alaei f. cardiac involvement in lysosomal diseases. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6:4 (suppl. 1): 19. pls see pdf.

the common midline neck masses include thyroglossal duct cyst, lipomas, thyroid tumor or cyst and rarely a midline lymph node, particularly the node just above the thyroid isthmus. thyroid tuberculosis (ttb) is a rare cause of thyroid disease and therefore only occasionally included in the differential diagnosis. in this study we tried to explain the clinical and paraclinical manifestations of ...

background: crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (gi) tract including the mouth. bowel symptoms are predominant. oral involvement may precede the gi symptoms. this case report presents a patient affected by crohn’s disease with oral onset. case presentation: we present a 30-year-old pregnant woman complaining of chronic, multiple, yel...

background: parkinson's disease as a progressive disorder of the nervous system leads to the disability of postural control system. objectives: in the present study the effects of pilates exercises on functional balance in patients with parkinson's was investigated. materials and methods: this control trial included 30 patients with idiopathic parkinson's disease who were selecte...

introduction: psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by plaques covered with silvery scales. psoriasis is highly prevalent in different countries in the world, including iran. several studies have reported a significant association between psoriasis and cardiovascular diseases. this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between psoriasis and cardiac disease using echo...

objective(s) definite diagnosis of hirschsprung’s disease (hd) is based on histopathological study, but there are limitations associated with standard histology and histochemistry in this regard. the aim of this study was to investigate calretinin immunostaining patterns in both ganglionic and aganglionic hd intestinal specimens and to compare them with control specimens. materials and methods ...

introduction: olibanum improves memory in different models of learning. however, the effect of olibanum on models of alzheimer’s disease has been less studied. in the present study, the effect of olibanum on memory in normal rats and in a rat model of alzheimer disease induced by intracerebroventricular injections of streptozotocin was evaluated. methods: rats received an aqueous extract of oli...

conclusions to our knowledge, kd presenting with unilateral conjunctivitis and oculoglandular syndrome is not reported to date. g iven that delay in diagnosis and treatment of kd can cause serious cardiac complications, the diagnosis of kawasaki disease should be considered in such cases. case presentation in this report, we describe a 12-year-old boy presenting with prolonged fever, unilateral...