objecive prolonged and uncontrolled refractory status epilepticus (se) is a life-threatening medical emergency in children (1,2,3). there is no consensus on the optimal therapy for refractory status epilepticus (1). the aim of this study was to develop a new method for treating patients with refractory status epilepticus. materials & methods ten children with refractory status epilepticus in mo...

background: the age of menopause has not changed in past centuries; however the life span has gradually increased. today's women spend one third of their life time after menopause. this study investigates quality of life after the menopause and its relation to marital status. methods: a descriptive study was conducted. the sample consisted of 384 post-menopausal women in isfahan in 2006. data w...

this study was conducted to evaluate seasonal concentrations of macro-minerals in serum or plasma of sheep under grazing conditions to establish mineral deficiencies and excesses over a two-seasonal grazing period (fall-winter and spring-summer corresponding to the rainy and dry seasons) according to variations of year, region and animal classes in sabalan, iran. in each flock, ten sheep (38-50...

introduction:there are conflicting reports on the effects of surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars on the periodontium of the adjacent teeth. the aim of this study was to compare the condition of the periodontium six months after extraction of impacted mandibular third molars with baseline values. methods: fifty patients with mesioangular impacted mandibular third molarsparticipa...

conclusions the findings suggest that low levels of leptin may be a contributory factor for malnutrition in hd patients. further studies are required to ascertain the significance of leptin levels in relation to nutritional factors in hemodialysis patients. patients and methods this analytical descriptive study included 45 hemodialysis patients and 40 healthy subjects. biochemical parameters an...

conclusions teaching effective coping skills by psychological consultants in suicide attempted people, especially for women and people with low educational level, is important materials and methods this is a analytical cross-sectional study. participants consisted of 50 suicide-attempted people admitted to shiraz faghihi hospital. instruments for data collections were a demographic checklist an...

background: improper nutritional knowledge is one of the most important causes of nutritional problems, which can affect practice and cause more complications. the aim of this study was to assess the association between nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) of iranian households with socioeconomic status (ses).   methods: the study population was 14,136 households (57 clusters of 8...

conclusions this study indicated that the use of this model in the children’s nutritional status can result in positive outcomes, and this model can make interventions more effective in this regard. objectives this study aimed to apply authoritative parenting style model in children’s nutritional status. methods this research was a cross-sectional study conducted on 1000 parents selected by ran...

the aim of present research was to study the relation between demographic characteristics (age, sex, and family economical status) and the rate of prevalence of depression in high school students at ray city. 388 subjects (166 boys and 222 girls) were selected through stratified random sampling method. the age range of these students was between 14 to 18 years. research data was gathered throug...