how to cite this article: ghofrani m. an overview of leukodystrophy (ld). iran j child neurol. autumn 2014; 8:4(suppl. 1):1-2.   pls see pdf.

back ground and objective:oral cancer is primarily a disease of epithelial origin. the tongue is the most common site of oral cancer. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of tongue cancer and signs, symptoms, clinical features, and site of lesions in addition to factors affected this cancer.  materials methods and:twenty eight medical records of patients who admitted for tongue...

background: early detection of proneness to hypertension may help an individual to lead a healthy life by altering the life style. subjects having the predisposing factors of hypertension tend to show higher and prolonged responsiveness to blood pressure following stress. methods: normotensive, non-smoking healthy sedentary male students and staff of nepal medical college (n=50, age group 18-35...

oral cancer has emerged as a significant cause of global public health concern in both developing and developed nations. multiple socio-demographic and habit-related risk factors have been attributed to causing oral cancer. a diverse array of challenges exists in the global campaign to address the burden of oral cancer. such challenges have served as barriers to the early diagnosis and treatmen...

how to cite this article: dara n, sayyari aa, imanzadeh f. hepatic encephalopathy: early diagnosis in pediatric patients with cirrhosis. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):1-11. objective as acute liver failure (alf) and chronic liver disease (cirrhosis) continue to increase in prevalence, we will see more cases of hepatic encephalopathy. primary care physician are often the first to suspec...

how to cite this article: karimzadeh p, ahmadabadi f, jafari n, jabbehdari s, alaee mr, ghofrani m, taghdiri mm, tonekaboni sh. biotinidase deficiency: a reversible neurometabolic disorder (an iranian pediatric case series). iran j child neurol. 2013 autumn; 7(4):47- 52.   objective biotinidase deficiency is one of the rare congenital metabolic disorders with autosomal recessive inheritance. if...

introduction: stroke is recognized as the third cause of mortality after cardiovascular and cancer diseases, so that lead to death of about 5 million people, annually. there are several scales to early prediction of at risk patients and decreasing the rate of mortality by transferring them to the stroke center. in the present study, the accuracy of cincinnati pre-hospital stroke scale was asses...

mexico, like many low- and middle-income countries (lmics), faces an epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases (ncds), specifically diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and lipid disorders. many people with these ncds may not be aware that they have a disease, pointing to the need for broader screening programs. the traditional prevention policy in mexico was based on screening with a paper-bas...

aim : the aim of this study was to assay the most common signs, symptoms, and positive paraclinical findings in pancreatic cancer. background : it seems that the most available method for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is using clinical history and especially appearance of early signs and symptoms. patients and methods : in this descriptive study, all pancreatic cancer patients referred t...