objectives: the prevalence of consanguineous marriage is about 30 % in iran and this can increase the probability of incidence of genetic impairments such as hearing impairments. hearing impairment in comparison with other hereditary disorders is the most incident. the purpose of this survey is to identify the prevalence of consanguinity among the parents of sensoryneural hearing impaired stude...

background : sensory impairment is a common condition that exerts negative effects on health-related quality of life (hrqol) in the elderly. this study aimed to determine the relationship between sensory impairment and hrqol and identify sensory-specific differences in the hrqol of elderly. methods : this study used data from the korean national health and nutrition examination survey v (2010-2...

introduction: sensory impairment is a major complication following multiple sclerosis (ms). the role of foot sensation in balance and quality of life has been previously documented in elders and people with diabetes and neurological conditions (i.e. stroke) however less attention has yet been paid to people with ms. this study was to define the prevalence of foot sensory impairments in people w...

Background: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects synovial joints and causes joint damage due to stresses caused by an abnormality in any of the synovial joint tissues, including articular cartilage, subchondral bone, ligaments, menisci, periarticular muscles, peripheral nerves, and synovium. Objectives: To compare the effect of Sensory Motor Training versus Impairment Ba...

primary sjorgen syndrome is one of the commonest autoimmune diseases with characteristic of involvement of lachrymal and salivary glands, but other organ involvements as peripheral and central nervous system are also possible. the reported case is a 23 year old lady presented with progressive sensory ataxia and weakness of four limbs, bilateral sensory hearing loss and cognitive impairment with...

Forty five patients with clear sensorium and no neurological deficits other than unilateral motor and sensory impairment underwent computed tomography (CT). Twenty patients had sensorimotor stroke with impairment of all sensory modalities (type 1). Eight had only impairment of nociceptive sensation (type 2) and 15 had only proprioceptive impairment (type 3). Two patients had sensory impairment ...

BACKGROUND Sensory impairment is a common condition that exerts negative effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the elderly. This study aimed to determine the relationship between sensory impairment and HRQoL and identify sensory-specific differences in the HRQoL of elderly. METHODS This study used data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V (2010-201...