background and purpose: the relationship between uric acid and stroke recurrence is ambiguous. some studies have explored this relationship in acute ischemic stroke but had different results. we evaluated the association of admission uric acid level with risk of stroke recurrence in patients with ischemic stroke. methods: we studied ischemic stroke patients presenting to our hospital with magne...

conclusions abnormal transaminases and uric acid levels are seen in ahf patients. increased ast levels may be a predictor of the need for inotrope during hospital course in these patients. patients and methods a total of 100 patients (aged 16 - 90 years, 60% men) admitted with ahf were enrolled. lfts and uric acid levels were assessed on first day and before discharge, and patients were followe...

Introduction: Antibiotic resistance, especially in Gram-negative uropathogens such as Escherichia coli, is the main barrier to treat urinary tract infection (UTI). In recent years, the dramatically increased resistance of E. coli to quinolones, a group of widely used antibiotics, has become a significant concern. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we collected 261 E. coli isola...

Introduction: The mechanisms underlying the vulnerability of the brain to seizures remains unknown. Calcium ions influx and oxidative stress have been implicated in a variety of acute and chronic epileptogenic conditions. The present study was aimed at investigating the effects of nimodipine and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) alone and in combination on pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) - induced seizures ...

the aim of this study was to assess the effects of eight weeks of continuous running trainingand four weeks of detraining on lipid peroxidation (mda) and anti-oxidative system response after an acute exercise session. for this purpose, 20 sedentary healthy males were randomly divided into two groups: experimental and control. at the beginning, before and after one acute exercise session, blood ...

tlte usual manifestation of acute promyelocyte leukemia is hemorrliagic tendency hut thrombotic manifestations may dominate the clinical picture. we report a patient with promyelocyte leukemia which presented as thrombotic cerebrovascular accident and responded to all-transretionic acid and chemotherapy.