aim and background: the purpose of this study was to compare executive function and sustained attention in students with obsessive–compulsive, high schizotypal and overlapping symptoms and a control group. methods and materials: the present study assessed undergraduate students of tabriz university by ex post facto method. randomized multi-stage cluster sampling was used to select 1570 students...

background: there is long-term interest in the effects of stress on health, due to the strain that it places on individuals which can lead to an increased risk of disease. the present study examined degree of perceived job stress related to incidents reporting rate and its dimensions among workers' isfahan steel company. methods: a self-administered anonymous was distributed to 189 workers. the...

In this issue of JMCP, Faresjö and colleagues found that 13.3% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) reported using antidepressants versus 4.5% of control patients without IBS.1 The more than 3-fold higher use of antidepressants (odds ratio [OR] = 3.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.27-4.70) among patients with IBS is not a surprising finding, but the actual use of drugs by IBS pat...

Objective: Yokukansan (YKS), a traditional Japanese herbal prescription, was developed as a remedy for restlessness and agitation. YKS prescription has been approved for patients with insomnia. In most of the herbal medicines, the precise mechanisms that exhibit therapeutic effects on sleep disturbances have not sufficiently elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether YKS may a...

abstract background: hypertension with serious cardiovascular, cerebral, renal complications is an important factor of mortality in the world. recognizing its symptoms together with its associated signs can be effective in preventing complications of hypertension. for this reason, researchers began the study aiming at surveying initial symptoms of hypertension. methods: this study was descripti...

background: this study aimed to investigate the impact ofinternet addiction on some psychiatric symptoms among universitystudents.methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted among 250students selected via quota sampling from universities in isfahan,iran. participants completed demographic questionnaire, youngdiagnostic questionnaire, internet addiction test and symptomchecklist‑90‑revisio...

conclusions almost many pediatric health professionals believe that teething causes a wide range of symptoms, most of which are minor and related to discomfort rather than physical illness. the current study findings were consistent and in contrast with those of many other studies on professional beliefs of teething symptoms. such beliefs by various staffs may create optimal management of commo...

background menopause is a unique event in a woman’s life which has many symptoms. frequency and severity of these symptoms vary, and they are based on the woman’s epidemiological characteristics. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and related factors among women, 40-60 years in kashan, iran. patients and methods in this cross-sec...

abstract background leukemia is the most prevalent childhood cancer and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) constitutes 75% of all cases. the most frequent presenting symptoms are fever, weight loss and pallor. early detection of clinical symptoms positively affects timely diagnosis. the objectives of the present study were to assess frequency of presenting symptoms, laboratory data, immune phen...

how to cite this article: imanzadeh f. gastrointestinal symptoms in lysosmal disease. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6:4 (suppl. 1):17-18. pls see pdf.   references: 1. semenza  gl,  pyeritz  re.  respiratory complications of mucopolysaccharide storage disorders. medicine (baltimore) 1988; 67:209. 2.   wraith   je,   scarpa   m,   beck   m,   et   al. mucopolysaccharidosis type ii (hunter syn...