1Department of Embryology; 3Department of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Islamic Republic of Iran (Correspondence to M.J. Golalipour: [email protected]). 2Department of Paediatrics, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Islamic Republic of Iran. ABSTRACT This study recorded the rate of congenital malformations in 10 000 births at a referral hospital in Gorg...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to estimate the prevalence of psychological stress and association between the levels of stress and study variables among Gorgan medical students. MATERIALS AND METHODS All three year medical students (129 basic sciences students) in Gorgan Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, were asked to complete the Kessler 10 questionnaire. RESULTS The...

1. Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Shahid Beheshti Medical University 2. Associate Professor of Pediatric neurology, Shahid Beheshti Medical University 3. Assistant Professor of pediatric Neurology, Gorgan University of Medical Sciences 4. Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences 5.Assistant Professor of pediatric Neurology,Shahid Beheshti Medical Uni...

Authors: Jogender Mehla, Jamshid Faraji, Takashi Saito, Takaomi C Saido, Majid H. Mohajerani and Robert J. McDonald Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Gorgan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Laboratory for Proteolytic Neuroscience, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, W...

BACKGROUND Hemangiomas, usually, present at the first few months of life and are the most common benign tumor in children. There are various therapeutic methods for hemangioma. Capillary hemangioma is a type of hemangiomas. The steps of treatment of a child with capillary hemangioma in Taleghani Hospital of Gorgan, Iran, are reported. CASE REPORT In this report, it is described an 18-month-ol...

BACKGROUND Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common cause of nosocomial and community-acquired infections around the world. Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing methods are often used to study MRSA molecular epidemiology. OBJECTIVES The current study was designed to explore the distribution profiles of different SCCmec types among methicillin-resistant ...

UNLABELLED Background : Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly in newborns. This study was performed to determine the live birth incidence of CHD by ethnicity and sex in Gorgan, Northern Iran. METHODS In this longitudinal, hospital-based study, 18162 live births in Dezyani Hospital in Gorgan, North of Iran, were screened for CHD, from 2007 through 2009. Clinical ...

The aim of study was to assess the metabolic syndrome in preeclampsia women. The study was performed on 50 women. The metabolic syndrome prevalence was 66%. Serum glucose, triglyceride and LDL-cholesterol levels significantly were increased and HDL- cholesterol level significantly was decreased in metabolic syndrome patients. These patients showed high prevalence of components of the syndrome. ...

BACKGROUND Anencephaly is a neural tube defect incompatible with life. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence of anencephaly in Gorgan, northern Iran. METHODS During 1998 - 2005, 49,534 newborns at Dezyani hospital in Gorgan were screened for neural tube defects. Clinical and demographic data of the diagnosed cases were recorded in a pre-designed questionnaire for a...

the rectangular broad crested weirs are widely used to measure the water dischargewhich is one of the most popular tools in the irrigation canals particularly, in developingcountries.the present article is trying to demonstrate the results of an experimental work carriedout on rectangular broad crested weir with sloped upstream face to investigate the effect ofupstream slope on discharge effici...