objective: vitiligo is a rare side effect of carbamazepine whose exact mechanism is unknown. the aim of this report is to describe a single case of vitiligo induced by carbamazepine . methods: the case was a patient with bipolar i disorder whose medications were changed from valproate to carbamazepine and who developed vitiligo after a short while. we followed the case for about four years when...

objective headaches are common during childhood. in addition, sleep disorders are common problems in children, too. although it is commonly thought that headache and sleep problems are related, there is not enough evidence to confirm this relationship. finding evident relations between these problems would help practitioners a lot to make earlier diagnosis and plan treatment modalities for both...

background: it is mostly organic diseases that are considered when a neurological sign or symptom is present in the history of a patient; however, there may be psychiatric problems also present which could be missed. we report a case to discuss the possibility of the presence of an organic or psychiatric underlying disorder when facing neurological problems. case presentation: we report a case ...

background lithium is a drug for treatment of bipolar disorder by correcting mania and reducing depressive mood swings. objectives in this study, effects of lithium on volumetric parameters of cerebellum were investigated using stereological methods. materials and methods in this experimental study, 20 sexually mature wistar male rats were selected and divided in two groups randomly (n = 10). a...

objective: bipolar disorder is a severe mental disorder, and its prevalence is around 1% to 2%. despite a vast literature around bipolar disorder, the reasons of its nonadherence and rehospitalization is still obscure. several symptoms of bipolar disorder include changes in activity level, cognitive abilities, speech, and vegetative functions, such as sleep, sexual activity, as well as aggressi...

objectives: one of the issues that have consistently been the concern for the health affair specialists and cure and massive social governors in health fields is the rate of disorders prevalence, diseases and the related subjects to epidemiology. purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of mathematic disability amongst primary schools of karaj. methods: totally 432 students were sel...

There is substantial evidence that obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms can be grouped into a series of discrete dimensions, and some evidence that not all OCD symptom dimensions respond equally well to treatment interventions. The response of OCD symptom dimensions to 12 weeks of treatment with escitalopram/placebo, was investigated by Dan J. Stein, MD, PhD, and colleagues. Factor analy...

Health professionals often rely upon government approved labels for medications as a reliable source of information in determining potential adverse drug reactions. This can lead these professionals to under-estimate the hazards associated with drugs. As an illustration of the need for greater caution and skepticism, this article with examine the label for Luvox (fluvoxamine) as approved by the...