Sir, In their letter concerning our recent report, Drs Zeighami and Moustafa discuss several previous studies investigating the functions of the ventral and dorsal striatum and the dissociation between action-value and stimulus-value learning. They note that in light of much of this previous work, our findings regarding Patient XG—who suffered bilateral lesions to dorsal striatum and is impaire...

Correspondence: D Zeighami Anesthesia ward, Faghihi Hospital, Zand Ave. Shiraz, Iran. Cell: +98-9173172580 Email: [email protected] Background: We evaluated the effects of tissue and organ perfusion during and after coronary artery bypass graft surgery with either colloid (Voluven) or crystalloid (Lactated ringer’s) as prime solution. Methods: In this prospective randomized-controlled trial ...

Introduction: Production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase enzymes (ESBLs) in E. coli creates many problems for patients. These enzymes are located on transferable elements and can hydrolyze penicillins, broad-spectrum cephalosporins, and aztreonam. This study aimed to determine the clinical isolates of E. coli producing ESBLs of blaSHV and blaTEM in the city of Zanjan. Methods: This cross...

the prevalence of anemia in elderly with systolic heart failure hospitalized in alborz hospital of karaj 2008 asgharzadeh haghighi s , zeighami mohammadi sh received: 25 april, 2010 accepted: 2march, 2010 abstract background & aims: anemia is prevalent co morbidity in heart failure that is an independent risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes in patients with congestive heart failure. the ai...

study on knowledge and attitude of internal and infectious wards nurses toward aids     zeighami mohammadi sh ٭ [1] , zeinali e [2]     received: august 27, 2011 accepted: october 7, 2011     abstract   background & aims : nurse's knowledge and attitudes related to aids is important as it affects their behavior , willingness to care, and quality of care . the aim of this study was to deter...