Familial Hypercholestrolemia (FH) is characterized by presence of various types of cutaneous xanthomas with a deranged lipid profile. An 8 year old non-obese girl presented with multiple planes, tuberous and tendinous xanthomas and had associated abnormal lipid profile with elevated LDL cholesterol levels.

background: hypothyroidism (ht), a relatively common condition among general population is associated with lipid profile abnormalities. the present study was designed to determine the contributive role of ht in the development of hypercholesterolemia (hch). methods: one hundred thirty six consecutive patients with ht and 272 euthyroid controls entered the study. serum total cholesterol (ch) lev...

background: leukoaraiosis (la) or white matter thinning and rarefaction are common in stroke patients. this pilot double-center study was designed to evaluate la risk factors in stroke patients.   methods: this cross sectional study was conducted on 100 consecutive stroke patients in walter mackenzie hospital, canada and 100 consecutive stroke patients in valie-asr hospital , iran in 2004. diag...

The objective of this research is to determine the effect of consumtion of ginger on blood lipids of the hypercholestrolemia patients who referred to clinics at Shaheed Modarres Hospital at Tehran. This double-blind clinical trial was conducted in 23 subjects with hypercholestrolemia by using before-after treatment method. The subjects referring to clinics at Shahid Modarres Hospital were selec...

Background: Leukoaraiosis (LA) or white matter thinning and rarefaction are common in stroke patients. This pilot double-center study was designed to evaluate LA risk factors in stroke patients. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 100 consecutive stroke patients in Walter Mackenzie Hospital, Canada and 100 consecutive stroke patients in Valie-Asr Hospital, Iran in 2004. Diagnos...