Background: Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and  type 2 diabetes. The most important strategy for the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome is lifestyle and nutritional changes. The aim of this review study was to survey the role of pistachio in metabolic syndrome. Materials and Methods: Web of Science databases and Google Scholar were sear...

how to cite this article: mansouri nejad se, yazdan panah mj, tayyebi meibodi n, ashrafzadeh f, akhondian j, beiraghi toosi m, eslamieh h. griscelli syndrome: a case report. iran j child neurol. 2014 autumn;8(4): 72-75. objective griscelli syndrome (gs) is a rare autosomal recessive immune deficiency disorder that presents with pigmentary dilution of the skin and hair, recurrent skin and pulmon...

we report three cases of asymptomatic celiac disease identified in children with down syndrome after being screened at around twenty-four months of age.  these cases raise the question as to what age is screening for celiac disease indicated in a child with down syndrome and no symptoms.

short rib polydactyly syndrome (srps) is a very rare congenital anomaly that is classified into four subtypes. it is an autosomal recessive inherited disease. we report a case of this syndrome without a previous family history of congenital defects.

a role of adenosine in pathogenesis of syndrome x has recently been postulated. previous studies suggest that aminophylline (an adenosine receptor blocker) improves exercise tolerance in this disorder. present study was performed to examine the efficacy of theophylline in syndrome x and to determine the incidence of cardiovascular risk factors and clinical, ecg and angiographic findings in thes...

an 8-year old boy with polyarthritis and nail involvement is presented in this report. nail involvement in reiter's syndrome is a rare condition that may include painless erythematous nduration of the base of the nail fold; subungual parakeratotic scaling and thickening opacification, ridging of the nail plate.

nutrition is an important factor that influences immunity, and nutritional deficiencies can impair resistance to infections. malnutrition is the most common cause of immunodeficiency worldwide. trace elements such as zinc, selenium, iron, and copper can influence several components of immunity. primary antibody deficiency disorders are a group of disorders characterized by an unusual susceptibi...

objectives: the relation of metabolic syndrome components, insulin resistance and leptin has been studied in elderly women. methods & materials: in this cross sectional study, among 225 subjects≥60 year old who were residents of kahrizak charity foundation, 133 (56 men & 77 women) were selected by cluster random sampling. fasting serum tg, total cholesterol, hdl, and leptin levels were measured...