objective neuropsychological impairment is an important co-morbidity of chronic epilepsy. the aim of this study was to determine the state of the cognitive and motor development of patients with refractory epilepsy. materials & methods  we studied 150 consecutive children with epilepsy who were referred to mofid children hospital, a third level public referral university hospital in tehran, ira...

objective several investigations have demonstrated that rosa damascena has an inhibitory effect on the hypothalamus and on pituitary system reactivity in the rat; it has also been shown that the essential oil of rosa damascena has significant antiepileptic effects on pentylentetrazole (ptz) induced seizures in rats. we aimed at assessing the effects of the essential oil of rosa damascena when u...

Melasma is a cosmetic disorder with profound psychological impact. Multiple therapies are available for melasma but no therapy the gold standard. The most of patients suffer from relapses and recurrences which force patient to opt over-the-counter medications containing topical steroids or indigenous medications. Use these has led emergence complicated cases refractory treatment. Along hyperpig...

We report here a case of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD), who finally responded to a combination of cyclophosphamide (CPA) and gold sodium thiomalate (GST) after two years of active disease. A 23-year-old man having continuous high fever with skin rash, polyarthralgia and increased serum ferritin, was diagnosed as AOSD, and oral corticosteroid was initially effective. His symptoms recurred o...

The Giant Mine, located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada has been operating as a gold mine since 1948. Giant has been primarily an underground operation which used roaster technology to remove of gold from refractory arsenopyrite ore. The roasting process produced arsenic trioxide bearing dust as a waste product. This dust was pneumatically conveyed into underground storage chamber...

Environmentally friendly pretreatment of double refractory gold ores (DRGO) to improve recovery without emitting pollutant gas is challenging. Sequential biotreatment, including iron-oxidizing microorganisms decompose sulfides, followed by the enzymatic decomposition carbonaceous matter, was recently developed. The effect acid washing 1 M HCl for 24 h between two bioprocesses evaluated using a ...

1948–1977 (Following tradition) The story of the early development of The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the first 33 medical students who entered the fledgling University College back in 1948 is well documented (1–3). The plans which led to the development of a medical school in the colonies began in London during the turbulent years of World War II. Against a background of reconstruc...

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