evaluation of magnesium levels in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with febrile convulsion (fc) hospitalized in bahrami hospital in tehran in 2010-2011. in the past, decreased levels of magnesium in serum and csf of patients with fc were reported. the purpose of this study was to identify the possible role of magnesium in febrile seizures in children. identifying this condition, we may...

regarding the high prevalence of hyperlipidaemia, which is one of the major risk factors of cardiovascular disease, and uncertain reports about the relation between periodontal disease and serum lipid profile, this study was conducted to assess this relation. the historical cohort study was conducted on 52 cases including 26 persons with chronic periodontitis as case group, and 26 healthy subje...

the aim of the present study was to evaluate the pattern of vancomycin administration in the hematology-oncology ward of nemazee hospital, shiraz, iran. study criteria were developed to assess the several parameters involved in vancomycin therapy. these parameters include the appropriateness of drug usage, dosage, duration of therapy, monitoring for toxicity and serum concentration monitoring. ...

this study was carried out to evaluate the effects of satureja khuzistanica essential oils (skeo) on performance, serum metabolites and differential counts of white blood cells in broiler chickens. a total of 280 one-day-old straight-run cobb 500 broiler chickens were allocated into seven treatment groups with four replicates of 10 birds each from day 1 to 42 of age. the birds were continuously...

to evaluate the correlations of the serum concentrations of trace elements with lipids and lipoproteins in water buffalo (bubalus bubalis), the serum concentrations of cholesterol, triglyceride, total lipids, very low density lipoproteins (vldl-cholesterol), low density lipoproteins (ldl-cholesterol) and high density lipoproteins (hdl-cholesterol) and their correlations with serum concentration...

patients and methods this prospective cohort study was performed on 90 diabetic type 2 patients with microalbuminuria, who were selected according to the consecutive sample selection method during 6 years. data were collected through regular and systematic measurements of serum albumin as the response variable and body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, the duration of diabetes,...

the relation between serum osmolality, glucose, sodium, bicarbonate, arterial ph, bun and level of consciousness was studied in 189 patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (dka). there was much overlap between all laboratory values among various groups, even when there was a statistically significant difference. to find a better predictor, we defined a new factor as serum osmolality/arterial ph. th...

background: it seems that serum vitamin d levels are one of the potential environmental factors affecting the severity of multiple sclerosis (ms). in this study, we aim to evaluate vitamin d levels in ms patients and healthy subjects and assess the relationship between vitamin d level and disability. methods: in this case-control study, 168 rapid relapsing ms patients and 168 matched healthy co...

the effects of probiotic yoghurt consumption on blood pressure and serum lipids in type 2 diabetic patients: randomized clinical trial ejtahed h1, mohtadi nia j*2, homayouni rad a3, niafar m4, asghari jafarabadi m5, mofid v6 1- m.sc in nutrition science, faculty of health and nutrition, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran. 2-*corresponding author: associate prof, dept. of food s...

o bjectives: temporomandibular dysfunction (tmd) is a group of disorders in the facial region and temporomandibular joint (tmj). biomarkers are assumed to play a role in pain and early detection of destruction. the aim of this study was to compare the saliva and serum antioxidant levels in patients with tmd and healthy subjects. mat erials and methods : this case-control study was conducted on ...