previous studies on etiology of squamous cell carcinoma (scc) of the tongue have reported results with respect to long term exposure to cigarette smoking and alcohol abuse. the aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for scc of the tongue in a set of patients with minimum exposure to cigarette smoking and alcohol. sixty four cases with diagnosis of oral tongue scc were reviewed in thi...

background: breastfeeding failures and oral feeding problems in preterm infants result in long-term health complications. in this study, therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of oral stimulation along with non-nutritive sucking (nns) on independent oral feeding initiation and weight gain in preterm infants. methods: this prospective randomized clinical trial was carried out at aliasghar ho...

conclusions oral health behavior-related factors can influence patients’ periodontal status and oral hygiene levels. results in total, 50.8% of participants had cpi 2, and the average of sohi was 1.97 ± 0.7 (fair to poor). among lifestyle variables, smoking and physical activity each had a significant relationship with periodontal health (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.001, respectively). there were also...

this study focused on investigating the impact of keeping oral dialogue journals on efl learners’ oral fluency. sixty participants were ed out of 80 undergraduate freshmen who were studying english translation at sanandaj islamic azad university and pre-intermediate students at passargadeh jam language school based on their scores on a piloted proficiency test. they were then randomly divided i...

OBJECTIVE To describe the local neurological complications associated with cardiac catheterisation via the right brachial artery. METHODS A follow up study to determine the mechanism of injury and outcome of patients who sustained a high median nerve palsy after this procedure. Five right handed patients were identified in a 24 month period. Each was assessed clinically and electrophysiologic...

Central pain with dissociated thermoalgesic sensory loss is common in spinal and brainstem syndromes but not in cortical lesions. Out of a series of 270 patients investigated because of somatosensory abnormalities, we identified five subjects presenting with central pain and pure thermoalgesic sensory loss contralateral to cortical stroke. All of the patients had involvement of the posterior in...

OBJECTIVES To determine the association between weaning practice and malnutrition among infants. METHODOLOGY This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Pediatrics in Saidu Group Teaching Hospitals, Swat, with 133 participants selected using a non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Infants both genders, aged one year or younger, Pakistani nationals mentally so...

INTRODUCTION The clinical application of upper limb (UL) three-dimensional movement analysis (3DMA) in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP) remains challenging, despite its benefits compared to conventional clinical scales. Moreover, knowledge on UL movement pathology and how this relates to clinical parameters remains scarce. Therefore, we investigated UL kinematics across different m...

BACKGROUND A cross-sectional study was performed to describe the upper limb deformity and function in cerebral palsy patients and to determine the correlation of deformity, spasticity, motor control, and sensation to hand function in the said population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients satisfying our inclusion criteria underwent physical, sensory, and functional assessment using a stand...

glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. despite tremendous advances in medical and surgical management of glaucoma in the recent years, the prevalence of glaucoma related blindness is anticipated to increase in the future decades because of the aging population. stem cells have the potential to change the glaucoma management in several ways. there are several areas of ...