normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : erythropoietin (epo) as a major stimulator of red blood cell (rbc) production play a key role on brain protection and have a caring effect on neurons from hypoxic or traumatic injury. the objective of this trial was to study the safety and efficacy of recombinant human epo (rhepo) on level of consciousness and ot...

background: the environmental degradation products of pesticides may enter drinking water and result in serious health problems. objective: to evaluate the occurrence of insecticides in drinking surface and ground water in dakahlyia governorate, northern egypt in 2011. methods: we studied blood samples collected from 36 consecutive patients diagnosed with pesticides poisoning and 36 tap drinkin...

purpose: to evaluate the prevalence, natural course, and final visual acuity in patients with stages iii or iv of diffuse lamellar keratitis (dlk) following laser in situ keratomileusis  (lasik). methods: in this descriptive study, records of all the patients who underwent lasik surgery in two private excimer laser clinics were reviewed. according to linebarger- lindstrom-hardten classification...

non-hodgkin lymphoma usually presents with generalized lymphadenopathy, but it can also involve any part of the human body. lymphomatous involvement of muscles is a rare presentation and has been reported to occur in only 1.1% in non-hodgkin lymphoma. here we, present a 32 year-old iranian man with primary involvement of spleen, bone, bone marrow and muscle, mimicking soft tissue sarcoma; core ...

in this research, cobalt and nickel sulfide nanoparticles (nps) were grown on almcm-41 matrix by using ion exchange method. the prepared samples were irradiated by thermalized neutron that emitted from am-be source up to fluencies (7.9+e9n/cm2). after that, x-ray diffraction (xrd), uv-vis spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared (ftir), scanning electron microscopy (sem) and transmission electr...

Relative diffuse reflection measurements from the original and ground surfaces using a He-Ne laser are reported. The intensity measurements for the metallic, transparent dielectric, matte plastic surfaces and colored papers are presented. Our results indicate that among metallic surfaces tested, aluminum has the highest diffuse reflectance; while the original stainless steel surface shows the l...

conclusions a long-term longitudinal study encompassing integrated research is needed to fully understand the traumatic experiences of caregivers. unless research on tbi or dai trauma is given its proper attention, the burden of trauma and injury on societies will continue to exacerbate globally. context as with care giving and rehabilitation in chronic illnesses, the concern with traumatic bra...

purpose: to determine the effect of grid pattern laser photocoagulation on diabetic diffuse macular edema with assessment of visual outcome. patients & methods: the author reviewed the medical records of 84 eyes of 62 patients with diabetic diffuse macular edema treated with grid pattern green argon laser photocoagulation in farabi eye hospital between the years 1992-1995, the follow-up period ...

based on a number of studies, magnesium sulfate (mgso4) given after a diffuse axonal injury has gained attention as a useful neuroprotective agent .the present study was conducted to examine if magnesium sulfate has a therapeutic efficacy and safety in patients with a severe diffuse axonal injury. adult patients admitted within 1 hour of a closed traumatic brain injury (tbi) with a severe diffu...