one of the complications of end-stage renal disease (esrd) is sensorineural hearing loss (snhl). despite large number of studies on adults esrd patients, there are only a few reported surveys regarding snhl in children. to determine the prevalence of snhl in children with esrd and its relationship with sex of patients, presence of hypertension, history of ototoxic drugs administration and durat...

background: different viewpoints exist about lipid screening in all children or only in children with positive family history (fh)of premature cardiovascular diseases (cvds) or hypercholesterolemia. this systematic review and meta-analysis aim to assess the effectiveness of lipid screening in children and adolescents according to the existence of positive fh of cvd risk factors.materials and me...

extractthis study explored the grief of 26 adolescents after the death of a parent during the subjects' adolescent years. data collection involved a one-time semi-structured interview. in addition, the adolescents were asked to write and draw about death. the study identified variables and themes that appeared to have possible significance for how adolescents coped. the study conclusions w...

goiter is common among growing children and adolescents but thyrotoxicosis is a rare thyroid disorder in this age prevalence of thyrotoxicosis and clinical presentation in prevalence of thyrotoxicosis and clinical presentation of the disease among children and adolescents of the disease among children and adolescents presenting for goiter at the clinics of pediatric presenting for goiter at the...

one of the most sensitive problems, facing child psychiatry, is tire attempt to destroy oneself among children and adolescents. consideration of a child’s way of thinking in regards of self-destruction and parents understanding of the problem is of utmost importance. suicide constitutes the third most prevalent cause leading to untimely deaths among adolescents between 15 and 24 years of age, a...

it is estimated that 8-22% of children and adolescents experience anxiety during their childhood. different forms of anxiety, such as social anxiety, separation anxiety, etc. may affect the normal life of children and influence their mental health through their life. some anxious children will grow out of their problems, but others will keep having trouble with anxiety unless they get professio...

background: weight loss and decreasing the body fat percentage (bf%) is motivated to optimize performance. in order to achieve these, many supplements are used by athletes, however the possible negative or synergic effects have not been fully described in the literature, specifically in humans. the present study was conducted to investigate the co-administration effects of two common used suppl...

background and objective: varicella is a benign childhood infection with considerable complication in none immune adults. the aim of this study was to survey varicella zoster virus (vzv) seroepidemiology in children, adolescents and medical students in children medical center, tehran, iran. material and methods: in this cross sectional study, serum sample of children, adolescents 10 to 18 years...

  Background: Poisoning incidents, in both children and adolescents, are known to occur in New Zealand but little is known about the agents implicated.   Methods: All the calls received over the ten years between 2000 and 2009, by the National Poison Centre in New Zealand, were retrospectively reviewed. Calls related to cases involving those less than 19 years were included. The data were analy...

background: adolescents admitted to hospital are either surrounded by children or adults. however, age-appropriate facilities are often not provided to meet the needs of adolescents, which should be incorporated in the wards. this study compares the satisfaction level about physical environment of the wards among adolescents who have been admitted to pediatric and adult wards. materials and met...