Nasrin Khalessi

Ali-Asghar Children’s Hospital, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Comparison between serum magnesium levels of asphyxiated neonates and normal cases

Background: Asphyxia is one the most important causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity. It is suggested that magnesium may have a protective role against cellular damage during hypoxic brain insult, or change effect post-asphyxia consequences. Our study was performed for comparison of serum magnesium in neonates with and without asphyxia.    Methods: This study was done in Neona...

[ 2 ] - Cerebrospinal Fluid Indices in Children with Febrile Convulsion

Background and Objective: Febrile convulsions (FC) are the most common seizure disorders in children. Lumbar puncture should be considered in any case with FC who is suspected to intracranial infections. This study determined white blood cell and polymorphonuclear cell counts, protein and glucose levels in cerebrospinal fluids (CFS) of children that were hospitalized with FC. Methods: In this ...

[ 3 ] - Primary headaches in female high school students: Types, disability scores and analgesic consumption

Background and Objective: Headache in children and adolescents is among the most common complaints that can cause impairment in their function. The current study is designed to evaluate the frequency and type of headaches and use of analgesics in a sample of female high school students in Tehran. Methods: Three hundred female high school students were included in the study during September 201...

[ 4 ] - Evaluation of Motor Skills in High Risk Infants Based on Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS-2)

Background and Objective: Achievement of motor skills is an important part of childhood development. There are some scales that commonly used for preschool-aged children including Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, 2nd edition (PDMS-2). A cross sectional study designed to compare motor skills of high risk and normal infants of 3 to 6 months of age. Methods: In this case control study, ...

[ 5 ] - Clinical presentation of cavernous sinus thrombosis with proptosis and headache

This is a report of a case with unilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis due to ipsilateral ethmoid sinusitis. A 10 year old female was admitted in our hospital with severe headache, purulent postnasal discharge, right eye proptosis and third cranial nerve palsy in the same eye. She had history of viral upper respiratory tract infection and then acute otitis media which did not improve with rou...