OBJECTIVE Perinatal asphyxia may result in hypoxic damage in various body organs, especially in the central nervous system. It could induce cascade of biochemical events leading to the cell death and metabolic changes, eventually may increase plasma ammonia levels. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of hyperammonemia in neonates with asphyxia and to find the relationship ...

INTRODUCTION Some evidence suggest an increase in the prevalence of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) in children. To date, there has been no study of the outcome in children with FSGS and its frequency over several decades in Iran. We aimed to report the changing trend of FSGS incidence and its outcome in a sample of Iranian children. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1982 and 2008, al...

Background: Asphyxia is one the most important causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity. It is suggested that magnesium may have a protective role against cellular damage during hypoxic brain insult, or change effect post-asphyxia consequences. Our study was performed for comparison of serum magnesium in neonates with and without asphyxia. Methods: This study was done in Neonatal Ward of Ali-...

Note from Anna B. Reisman, Co-Director, Yale Internal Medicine Residency Writers' Workshop, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and VA Connecticut Health Care System: This issue inaugurates a new feature: selected writings from the Yale Internal Medicine Residency Program's Writers' Workshop. The annual workshop began in 2003. Abraham Verghes...

1 Correspondence: Shama Asghar Assistant Prof, Department of Operative Dentistry, Bahria Medical and Dental College, Karachi. Residential AdressA/58 Drigh Road, Sadat colony Karachi, Pakistan. E-mail address: [email protected] Mobile no. 0334-3078082 2 Assistant Prof & Head of Department of Community Dentistry, Baqai Dental College, Karachi. 3 Assistant Prof, Department of Community Dentis...

OBJECTIVE Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) occurs in preterm infants; however, the occurrence of this event is less frequent in term neonates. The present study evaluated clinical characteristics, pathophysiological features, and early outcome of term neonates with IVH in a referral neonatal center in Iran. MATERIALS & METHODS This study was performed on 30 full-term neonates admitted to the...

INTRODUCTION Early prediction of the efficacy of treatment in peritonitis complicating peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the best way to reduce morbidity. We studied the prognostic value of the third-day dialysis effluent leukocyte count after antibiotic therapy for prediction of treatment outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of 31 children on PD, younger than 15 years old, admitted in A...

Background A fungal infection represents a growing problem in children with hematologic malignancies,during chemotherapy induced neutropenia.Fungal colonization is considered a major riskfactor for subsequent fungal infections. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate prevalence of fungal infection among children admitted to hospital between 2005 and 2010 in Tehran, Iran. Materials...