OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) and its relationship with systemic conditions in a group of Iranian children. METHODS The study population comprised of 433 7-9 year olds, from four schools in Zahedan, Iran. Subjects were evaluated clinically by one examiner, and at a separate session, their mothers completed a coded m...

In this study, the Draw-A-Man Test was administered to 183 Iranian children, 96 boys and 87 girls from age of 36 to 119.5 months. The subjects were selected randomly from middle-class families in Tehran. The results show that younger Iranian children scored higher than the older ones. In addition to the age differential on performance, sex differences on drawing a man were tested by means of th...

BACKGROUND Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric disorder that can result in stress for the mother, resulting in poor health. OBJECTIVES The current study, conducted in 2012, aims to assess stress among forty-six Iranian mothers of ADHD children (Group 1) who were admitted to a psychiatric center in Tehran with forty-six Iranian mothers of normal children (Group 2) ...

OBJECTIVE Febrile seizures (FSs) are the most common neurological disorder observed in the pediatric age group. The present study provides information about epidemiological and clinical characteristics as well as risk factors associated with FS among Iranian children. MATERIALS & METHODS On the computerized literature valid databases, the FS prevalence and 95% confidence intervals were calcul...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS This study was comprised of Iranian children with oligoarthritis and rheumatoid factor negative (RF) polyarthritis subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) to determine the association of HLA-DRB1 alleles in Iran. METHODS HLA-DRB1 alleles were investigated in 33 Iranian children with oligoarthritis and RF negative polyarthritis JIA and compared with 45 healthy contr...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to have a linguistic validation of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) in Iranian children with Persian language. METHODS The study included a randomly selected sample of children, aged 6-15 years, from three primary and secondary schools located in Isfahan City, Iran. Following the forward-backward translation method, parents completed the SDSC...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to conduct a review to investigate the prevalence of anxiety disorders among Iranian children and adolescents. METHOD We systematically reviewed the literature up to June 2014. We searched three Persian databases (Magiran, IranMedex and SID) and three English databases: PubMed, Scopus and PsycINFO. All original studies that investigated the current prevalence of anxiety in ...

the impulse oscillation system (ios) measures respiratory impedance (zrs) in terms of resistance (rrs) and reactance (xrs) at multiples of 5 hz. these measurements can be used clinically to help diagnose and monitor respiratory disorders, independent of effort. there is, as yet, no information on reference values for ios in iranian adolescents. the predictive equation for resistance and impedan...

OBJECTIVE Clinical features of Iranian children with celiac disease (CD) are still unknown and there is scant information about atypical presentation of celiac disease from Iran. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of CD in Iranian children presenting with functional abdominal pain (FAP). METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 301 children affected by FAP were screened for CD by...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a global epidemic and its morbidities such as metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and fatty liver leads to a spectrum of psycho-social and medical consequences. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of fatty liver in obese Iranian children and its' association with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. PATIENTS AND METHODS 10...