how to cite this article:  nazari sh, moradi n, sadeghi koupaei mt. evaluation of the effects of psychotherapy on anxiety among mothers of children with leukemia. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):52-57.   objective children with leukemia and their families face a long period of medical treatment and uncertainty about the future. these families may suffer from short- and long-term emotiona...

hypercalcemia complicating malignancy is a rare complication in pediatric age group. in this article, we present a case with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting as severe hypercalcemia. a 10 years old girl presented with an acute onset of fever, nausea, vomiting, loss of weight, costovertebral pain and frequency. she was admitted with a presumptive diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. her exa...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the co-existence of Leishmania chagasi infection and childhood leukemia in patients naïve to treatment; this has serious clinical and epidemiological implications. METHODS The seroprevalence of L. chagasi antibodies prior to any treatment was investigated in children with clinical features of acute leukemia. Serological tests were performed in 470 samples dra...

Background Diagnosis of cancer in children has an adverse effect on the family. Resilience refers to the ability of humans to adapt to diseases, the pain and suffering caused by parental stresses and stressful factors in the life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resilience training on the styles of coping status and parental stress of mothers whose children had leukemia. ...

leukemia is the most common childhood cancer and accounts for 30-40% of all malignancies. a retrospective review  was performed of the hospital records of 9 children, 6 boys and 3 girls, aged  from 2.5 to 15 years with all initially referred to nemazee hospital nuclear medicine center for whole body bone scanning between 2000 and 2002. bone marrow pathology established all (l1) in two and all (...

Introduction Nausea and vomiting are the most common side effects of chemotherapy in the pediatrics with cancer which affect their quality of life. Use of some methods of complementary medicine in leukemia patients is problematic. Because, leukemia patients are at risk of infection and bleeding, therefore the use of acupressure, acupuncture, and deep massage can be risky in these patients. Slow...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The diagnosis of leukemia is probably one of the most severe stressors that children can experience and may be associated with emotional and behavioral symptoms indicating comorbidity with mental health disorders. This study aims to evaluate the presence of emotional and behavioral symptoms in children with acute leukemia exposed to chemotherapy from outpatient service...

  Abstract   Background : Leukemia is one of the mostcommon cancers in children, comprising more than a third of all   childhood cancers. Newly affected patients in USA are estimated as 10100cases, and if these cases are diagnosed late or proper treatment is not applied, then it can be mortal. Because rapid and proper diagnosis of leukemia based on clinical or medicinal findings (without biopsy...

abstract background: varicella is a highly contagious and dangerous disease especially in immunocompromised patients. children with cancer are at increased risk of severe illness and may fatal cases occur. vaccination from vzv ( varicella zoster vaccine) infection can be safe, immunogenic, and effective in children with leukemia who meet the criteria and are at the risk of serious disease or de...