Corresponding Author: Heydarian F. MD Pediatric ward,Ghaem hospital Mashhad Cell Phone: +98 915 5155126 Tel: +98 511 8012469 Email:[email protected] Abstract Objective Simple febrile seizures are the most common form of childhood seizures, often recurring within the first twenty-four hours. This study was conducted to determine the probable role of low serum sodium levels in predicting seiz...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this experimental study was to investigate whether hypertonic saline or sodium bicarbonate administration prevented the development of cardiotoxicity in rats that received toxic doses of amitriptyline. METHOD Thirty-six Sprague Dawley rats were used in the study. The animals were divided into six groups. Group 1 received toxic doses of i.p. amitriptyline. Groups 2 and 3 t...

A new study published in the October issue of the journal Hepatology (Solà et al. 2010) and being frequently cited in news media and popular science panels found that patients with severe portal-hypertensive bleeding who are treated with terlipressin may experience an acute reduction of sodium in their blood. This reduction in serum sodium, known as hyponatremia, can cause adverse reactions suc...

We aimed at investigating whether the frequency and function of T helper 17 (Th17) and regulatory T cells (Treg) are affected by a restriction of dietary sodium intake in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We enrolled RA and SLE patients not receiving drugs known to increase urinary sodium excretion. Patients underwent a dietary regimen starting with...

Objective: Febrile convulsion in children is age-dependent and genetic predisposition. However, mild electrolyte disturbances are not uncommon such children. This study was to investigate the effect of disturbance on febrile screen for convulsion-related genes. Methods: retrospective cohort included who admitted Pediatric Emergency Department Guangzhou Women Children’s Medical Center due fever ...

Long-term usage of antiepileptic drugs (AED) may lead to changes in serum vitamin B12 (B12) levels. Studies show that after sodium valproate prescription in epileptic patients, B12 concentrations increased.1 On the other hand, in the normal population, serum levels of B12 decreases with age.2 In the case of B12 deficiency, various hematologic, neurologic, and psychiatric clinical findings may b...

Thirty six male Chall lambs (four-month old and 26  ±1.5 kg body weight) were randomly assigned into four treatments (nine lambs per treatment) to study the effect of Powerfeed® (a commercial mixture made from wheat processing by-product and wheat bran) on weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, serum sodium and potassium concentration and urine pH. Lambs in control group were fed with...

objectives: to describe the characteristics and prognostic factors of 28 patients with fournier’s gangrene (fg) referred to our medical center at southeastern iran. methods: this was a cross-sectional study including 28 cases of fg that were operated in surgery department of zahedan university of medical sciences during a 10-year period from april 2002 to march 2012. the study analyzed 9 parame...

BACKGROUND Observational epidemiologic studies have suggested that a low-sodium diet is associated with reduced mortality. OBJECTIVE The objective was to test the hypothesis that a higher dietary intake of sodium is associated with increased systemic inflammation--a potential risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and cancer. DESIGN The study design consisted of a randomly selected, cr...