conclusions presence of drug resistance mutations among the patients was significant. precore mutations were common amongst iranian hbv chronic carriers under lamivudine therapy and these mutations were accompanied by clinical relapse. patients and methods sequential sera were obtained from 88 chronic hbv carriers who received lamivudine for more than 24 months. polymerase and precore regions w...

background polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is a common disease in young women that is associated with infertility and other complications such as obesity, hirsutism and insulin resistance and also the disorder that mostly is specified with oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhea with clinical or laboratory evidence of hyperandrogenemia. objectives the purpose of this study was to investigate whether mea...

results the mean age at the time of diagnosis was 54 years (range, 28 - 74). cause-specific survival rates of the entire group were 92%, 87% and 82%, at two, three and five years, respectively. the five-year cause-specific survival rates for grades one, two and three were 98%, 88% and 68%, respectively. multivariate analysis revealed that age, depth of myometrial invasion, involvement of ovarie...

conclusions improvement of biomarkers of insulin sensitivity, including adiponectin and lipid metabolism, is an important therapeutic effect of medical nutrition therapy in obese patients with t2dm. objectives we evaluated the effects of calorie-restricted diet therapy on the circulating level of the serum lipid profile, glucose, insulin, and adiponectin in obese women with t2dm. materials and ...

right-sided heart thrombus is a life-threatening condition that necessitates immediate therapy. detection of right-sided heart thrombus is usually via transthoracic echocardiography. generally, thrombolysis is considered a treatment of choice, but there is currently no consensus about the optimal therapeutic choice. we present a case of multiple right atrial thrombi with concurrent mobile and b...

purpose: to evaluate of proton therapy (pt) for neurosurgery patients and is also to explain the need for this system in iran. methods: a literature review was conducted (1984–2016). the strategy included a combination of keywords including proton therapy, neck, neurosurgery, brain, head, tumor, spine, arteriovenous malformation (avms), cervical and spine in database of pubmed. new generation p...

background: dysphagia is common after stroke. the onset time of swallowing rehabilitation following stroke has an important role in the recovery of dysphagia and preventing of its complications, but it was either highly variable or was not stated in previous trials. the aim of this study was investigation effects of onset time of swallowing therapy on recovery from dysphagia following stroke. m...

background: post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (ptld) are a complication of chronic immunosuppressive therapy in solid organ transplantation with a high mortality rate. alternative treatments such as rapamycin have been explored. methods: a detailed retrospective analysis was performed according to data collected from 13 patients with ptld. at the time of ptld diagnosis, immunosuppre...

ptsd or post traumatic stress disorder is one of the most important psychological disorders in children in which symptoms such as anxiety and depression can be seen. beside the strategies like cbt or cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotherapy art therapy is one of the most important strategies which can help to children with ptsd to cope with this disorder. according to art therapy studies ...

exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (“exposure therapy”) is the most effective psychological treatment for anxiety disorders. however, popular exposure-based treatments differ substantially in how exposure is delivered, and emerging research indicates that the effectiveness of exposure is closely tied to its manner of delivery. the author will present research indicating that there are ...