how to cite this article: azadvari m, emami razavi sz, kazemi sh. hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type iv in 9 year old boy: a case report. iran j child neurol. spring 2016; 10(2):83-85. abstract objective the hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (hsan) is a rare group of neuropathies that affects the sensory and autonomic nervous system. the patients do not have the ability ...

BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori eradication decreases ulcer recurrence and should prevent recurrent ulcer haemorrhage. AIM By meta-analysis, to compare treatment of H. pylori infection with other approaches to prevent recurrent ulcer haemorrhage and, by cost minimization analysis, to determine the least costly strategy. METHODS We searched for randomized, controlled trials comparing treatmen...

BACKGROUND Serum response factor (SRF) is crucial for gastric ulcer healing process. The study determined if gastric ulcer tissues up-regulate SRF and if such up-regulation correlated with co-morbidities and the risk of recurrent bleeding. METHODS Ulcer and non-ulcer tissues were obtained from 142 patients with active gastric ulcers for SRF expression assessed by immunohistochemistry. Based o...

We studied 29 patients who had gastric secretion tests after a vagotomy for duodenal ulcer. There were 14 patients who developed a recurrent duodenal ulcer during the follow-up period and 15 patients who remained free from recurrence. Insulin-stimulated gastric secretion increased with time in the recurrent ulcer group, but not in the group with a satisfactory outcome. On the basis of our resul...

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients exhibit an increased incidence of peptic ulcer disease. Helicobacter pylori plays a central role in the development of peptic ulcers. The effect of early H pylori eradication on the recurrence of complicated peptic ulcer disease in ESRD patients remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to explore whether early H pylori eradication therapy in ESRD...

PURPOSE To investigate the clinical characteristics of Mooren's ulcer in East China and to identify the potential risk factors that affect the recurrence of Mooren's ulcer. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of 95 patients (100 eyes) diagnosed with Mooren's ulcer from May 2005 to December 2014. The patients were classified into recurrent and nonrecurrent groups and followed up for 18 mon...

UNLABELLED We herein describe the case of a 21-year-old woman with Stewart-Bluefarb syndrome presenting with recurrent ulcers on the right foot and multiple congenital arteriovenous malformations. The painful recurrent ulcers and brownish macules at the dorsum of the right foot had appeared at 13 years of age, and the size of the right foot gradually became larger than the left. She underwent c...