this study was conducted to evaluate how neuroimaging procedures (mri, spect) could be used in clinical setting for diagnosis of dementia.forty out of 94 patients suspected of having a diagnosis of dementia, referred to radiology department for consecutive neuroimaging procedures, were selected. patients’ medical records reviewed anda retrospective diagnosis was reached according to dsm-iv for ...

despite the high rate of prostate cancer, the incidence of penile metastasis originating from prostate cancer is extremely rare, especially in the form of peyronie’s disease. moreover, brain metastasis, which is caused by prostate cancer, is not a common phenomenon and occurs mostly in older patients. herein, we report a case of a middle-aged man with penile and brain metastasis originating fro...

introduction: parkinson’s disease is one of the most disabling diseases which by electrode implantation and stimulation of subthalamic nucleus (stn), much progress has been made in the treatment of drug resistant patient. this new method of neurosurgery may have some neuropsychological side effects on the patients. the main aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of this kind of treatment ...

neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. neuroplasticity allows the neurons in the brain to compensate injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment. at the other side, it is now well established that neuronal function is strongly influenced by both cen...

background:  assessment  of quality-of-life (qof) as  an outcome   measure   after  deep   brain  stimulation   (dbs) surgery in patients  with parkinson’s disease  (pd) need  a valid, reliable and responsive  instrument. the aim of the current   study   was   to   determine   responsiveness   of validated  persian  version  of pd questionnaire  with  39- items (pdq-39) after dbs surgery in pat...

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introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise on brain natriuretic peptide (bnp) and c-reactive protein (crp) levels in women with cardiovascular diseases. materials and methods: in this semi experimental study, thirty female patients with at least one coronary artery stenosis (more than70%) were chosen and divided into two groups of aerobic training (n=15)...

the technology of neural stimulation in recent years has become the focus of the research and treatment, although it has been around for many years. the potential use of stimulating the brain and nerves ranges from the spinal cord stimulation to the implantations of cochlear and bionic eyes with a large discrepancy between the clinical readiness for these various uses. electrical high-frequency...

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in elderly people. The prevalence of Alzheimer diseases is increasing in the world due to population aging. Metabolic disease such as diabetes and obesity play important role in Alzheimer disease. Hyperglycemia can play important role in brain damage. It causes cognitive impairments, functional and structural alterations in...