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: burn injuries are a major public health in the world, especially in developing countries. the aim of this study was investigate to the epidemiological data and cost of hospitalization due to burn in pediatrics in kermanshah provinces from 2011 to 2013.material and methods: this was a retrospective cross sectional study. the study subject was all of patient lee than 15 years who admi...

background: complications of ventolin as the most common drug used for bronchiolitis are widely known. the present study was conducted to determine the efficacy of hypertonic saline 3%, compared with ventolin, for treatment of acute bronchiolitis in children.   methods : this double-blinded clinical trial study was conducted in hajar hospital, shahrekord, iran, from 2011 to 2012. a total of 70 ...

the present study was conducted to investigate antimicrobial resistant pattern of escherichia coli (e. coli) strains isolated from clinical specimens of jordanian pediatric patients during the period from january to december 2008. a total of 444 e. coli strains were isolated from clinical specimens and tested for their susceptibility to different antimicrobial drugs. overall, high resistance ra...

how to cite this article: mohammadi m. nieman-pick disease type c: an epileptologic view. iran j child neurol. 2015 autumn;9:4(suppl.1): 11.   pls see pdf.

purpose: to report the outcomes of pediatric penetrating keratoplasty (pk) performed in labafinejad medical center, a tertiary referral ophthalmology center, between 2001 and 2012. methods: in this retrospective interventional case series, medical records of all pediatric patients (age≤12 years) who underwent primary pk were reviewed. age at the time of surgery, indications for keratoplasty, po...

background: central nervous system (cns) tumors have accounted for approximately one fourth of all pediatric malignancies. cns tumors have been the most common solid malignancies among the children. in this study, we have evaluated survival and prognostic factors in children with non-brain stem astrocytoma. methods: children with non-brain stem astrocytoma, referring to radiation oncology cente...

doxorubicin, used in pediatric chemotherapy regimens, has cardiotoxic effects. dexrazoxane is co-administrated with doxorubicin to prevent its cardiotoxicity. here we have explored some alternative food or drugs to be used in absence of dexrazoxane since it’s not readily available in iran at this time. keywords: pediatric, chemotherapy, doxorubicin, cardiotoxicity, dexrazoxane, iran.

how to cite this article: akhondian j, ashrafzadeh f, beiraghi toosi m, hashemi n. a rare presentation of neurobrucellosis in a child with recurrent transient ischemic attacks and pseudotumor cerebri (a case report and review of literature). iran j child neurol. 2014 spring; 8(2):65-69.   brucellosis is a multi-system infectious disease that presents with various manifestations and complication...

how to cite this article: alavi s. paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes in children: a review article. iran j child neurol. 2013 summer; 7(3): 6- 14. objective paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (pns) were initially defined as neurological syndromes with unknown etiology that often associate with cancer. this broad definition may lead to misconception that any neurological syndrome, which coi...