Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam*, Fereshteh Ghadiri , Maziar Shojaei , Nasim Zamani a,b a Toxicological Research Center, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman-Hakim Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran b Excellence Center of Clinical Toxicology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Department of Neurology, Loghman-Hakim Ho...

1Department of Molecular Biology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran; 2Department of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran; 3Department of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; 4Infectious Diseases ward, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 5Infectious Diseases ward...

BACKGROUND Suicide is a critical public health problem. In developing countries, the highest suicide rate is found in young adults with remarkable increasing rate. In this study, we have evaluated the epidemiology and characteristics of 8-16-year-old individuals who attempted suicideand were hospitalized in Loghman-Hakim Hospital, Tehran, Iran from 1997 to 2007. METHODS A total of 6414 hospit...

Background Studies have shown that Iran has a high rate of opiate abuse and the most prevalently used is opium. This study was aimed to evaluate risk factors in patients with acute opium intoxication who referred to Loghman Hakim Hospital, Tehran, Iran, in 2011. Methods A total number of 383 patients with acute opium overdose, who were referred to the Emergency Department of Loghman Hakim Hos...

drug and poison information centers have a critical role in fulfillment of rational drug use programs. the loghman-hakim drug and poison information center (lhdpic) has been established in 2006. the main mission of this center is to provide accurate, unbiased and upto- date information on medications and poisons for the health care team and the public. this center has received more than 9000 te...

SUMMARY This research was aimed at finding common causes of poisoning and associated factor. The important points which we considered wereas follow:the total number of patients. age and sex, number of cases which were seen in O.P.D or hospitalized, common drugs which were used accidental and professional subjects. Women with 62.5 % , were the majority of poisoned patients and 90% of our subje...

Poisoning with depilatory agents is a rather uncommon entity in western countries. In this study, we describe poisoning with a corrosive arsenic-based depilatory agent (CABD) and factors related to its mortality in a poisoning center in Tehran. In a retrospective study, the medical records of all patients with CABD intoxication who attended the emergency ward of Loghman-Hakim hospital, the only...

DEAR EDITOR, High mortality due to tuberculous meningitis (TM) has been mentioned because of delayed diagnosis and treatment. A retrospective study was conducted on 22 admitted patients in Loghman Hakim hospital, Tehran, Iran, between October 2005 and August 2009. Tuberculous meningitis is defined as follows. Definite diagnosis of TM with presence of clinical meningitis signs (neck rigidity and...

The incidence of smuggling and transporting illegal substances by internal concealment, also known as body packing, is on the rise. The clinical approach to such patients has been changed significantly over the past 2 decades. However, despite a recorded increase in body packing in general, there are controversies in the management of these patients. We aimed to gather data regarding the demogr...

BACKGROUND This study aim was to describe the epidemiology of intentional self-poisoning among students. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on self-poisoned students admitted to Loghman-Hakim Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Variables studied included age, sex, substance abuse, personal history, familial history and the immediate precipitant for the suicide attempt. RESULTS...