background this study aimed to determine the common etiologies and character­istics of lower gastrointestinal (gi) bleeding in children from southern iran. methods this five-year prospective cross-sectional study was performed from march 2006 to march 2011 in nemazee hospital. all pediatric patients (<18 years of age) who referred to our center with visible lower gi bleed­ing or two consecutive...

Six songbird species were studied to determine how testis size varies in relation to latitude, using data from breeding areas at latitudes 7°N to 69°N. Three of the species (Carpodacus mexicanus, Vireo olivaceus, Geothylpis trichas) exhibited a significant positive relationship, one (Passerculus sandwichensis) a significant negative relationship, and two (Agelaius phoeniceus, Spizella passerina...

Background. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a life threatening illness. In this study we aimed to detect the effect of the leukocyte, lymphocyte and monocyte levels on the survival. To our knowledge this is first study analyzing the relationship between mortality and leukocyte distrubition. Methods. A total of 220 patients were evaluated between 2002 and 2013 years retrospectively. De...

Nicotinic acetylcholine (nACh) receptors evoke convulsive seizures both in nicotine intoxication and human epileptic disorders (e.g., autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy [ADNFLE]). Here, we performed behavioral and immunohistochemical studies to elucidate the mechanisms of nicotineinduced seizures. Nicotine at high doses (4 mg/kg, i.p.) evoked convulsive seizures, which was antag...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the incidence and the effectiveness of treatment of fat embolism in patients with hip and long bone fractures (femur and tibia) in Albania. METHODS 229 patients (68% men) with combined hip and long bone fractures (femur and tibia) hospitalized at the Orthopedics-Traumatology Services of the University Center "Mother Teresa" during 2004-2006 were i...

BACKGROUND SEVERE DENGUE DISEASE (SDD) (DHF/DSS: dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome) results from either primary or secondary dengue virus (DENV) infections, which occur 4 - 6 days after the onset of fever. As yet, there are no definitive clinical or hematological criteria that can specifically identify SDD patients during the early acute febrile-phase of disease (day 0 - 3: < 72 ho...

Neisseria meningitidis is one of the leading causes of bacterial meningitis and sepsis in Croatia. Meningococcal strains with decreased susceptibility to penicillin (MIC . 0.12 mg/ml) have been reported worldwide since 1985 (1, 3–7). Here we report the first identification of an isolate intermediately resistant to penicillin in Croatia. An 8-month-old male child presented to the Emergency Depar...

Nicotinic acetylcholine (nACh) receptors evoke convulsive seizures both in nicotine intoxication and human epileptic disorders (e.g., autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy [ADNFLE]). Here, we performed behavioral and immunohistochemical studies to elucidate the mechanisms of nicotineinduced seizures. Nicotine at high doses (4 mg/kg, i.p.) evoked convulsive seizures, which was antag...

Nicotinic acetylcholine (nACh) receptors evoke convulsive seizures both in nicotine intoxication and human epileptic disorders (e.g., autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy [ADNFLE]). Here, we performed behavioral and immunohistochemical studies to elucidate the mechanisms of nicotineinduced seizures. Nicotine at high doses (4 mg/kg, i.p.) evoked convulsive seizures, which was antag...