in this paper we will present four cases of primary hyperoxaluria. all patients had a significant past medical history of polyuria (with or without microscopic hematuria) and polydypsia. all patients had a family history of their parents being cousins. initial evaluation of all patients by ultrasound and plain abdominal films revealed nephrocalcinosis. their clinical courses showed gradual loss...

background:living with patients of chronic diseases such as heart failure (hf) is a difficult situation for the caregivers. this study explored the iranian family caregivers’ burden of caregiving for patients with hf. materials and methods: eighteen family caregivers of the hf patients from two governmental medical training centers in isfahan, iran were recruited using purposive sampling. data ...

inherited facial palsy without involvement of other cranial nerves or facial and limb anomalies has been reported rarely in the literature. in the classic mobius syndrome, as a syndrome of rhombencephalic development, in addition to facial palsy, there are bilateral or unilateral abducens palsy, dysmorphic facial features, and limb anomalies. we found 11 patients with isolated facial palsy in f...

conduct disorders are a group of behavior disorders in which the basic rights of others or major age appropriate social norms or rules are violated. to evaluate the factors influencing childhood conduct disorders, we reviewed records of 43 cases (84% boys, mean age 11 years) referred to shahid esmaili psychiatric hospital, tehran. all patients fulfilled diagnostic criteria of dsmiv. 15 variable...

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), is a group of heterogeneous disorders of hematopoietic stem cell colonies which is determined by incomplete hematopoiesis in one or more cell lines. The incidence increases with age and it has less been reported among patients under 50 years of age. The commonest form of MDS is sporadic, and familial occurrence of MDS is rare. Patients with familial MDS are young...

introduction family caregivers are often responsible for providing significant support to relatives who require care at home. however, evidence suggests that family caregivers have limited information, resources or support to prepare them for such a role. furthermore, family caregiving can be associated with negative physical and psychosocial outcomes. this study examines the short-term impact ...

background ewing’s sarcoma family is a group of small round cells tumors. the aim of this study is to evaluate clinicopathologic characteristics and outcome of ewing’s sarcoma in children and adolescents in yazd, iran. materials and methods all patients under 19 years with documented pathology of ewing’s sarcoma family tumor who referred to shahid ramazanzadeh radiotherapy center between 2002 t...

background and purpose: heart disease death rates have increased worldwide.family-oriented empowerment model improves the quality of life in the patients with chronic diseases. this study aims to determine the effect of family-oriented empowerment model on the life quality of the patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft. methods: a quasi-experimental study was performed on the patients ...