background: recent studies have shown the trends in children cancer types, its frequencies, and mortality in some areas of the world. the aim of this study was to analyze the pattern of childhood cancer in a university affiliated hospital for the first time in sari in a period of 10 years (2001-2010) and to compare the results with similar reports. methods: this descriptive retrospective study ...

abstract introduction connection of socioeconomic status measures (such as income and education and parental addiction) to childhood leukemia are likely to vary with place and time. the aim of this study was to assess the relation between socioeconomic status and childhood leukemia. materials and methods a case- control study conducted on 86 case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia age 0-14 years i...

Women entering prison report high rates of childhood victimization. Women in prison also report higher rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior (self-reported suicide attempts) than women in the general population and similar rates to their male counterparts despite having significantly lower suicide rates than males in the general population. Yet, there is a dearth of research that addresses the re...

Chronic Constipation is a debilitating condition that is often associated with different abdominal problem. It can cause distress for the child and family and can result in emotional disturbance and family problem. Based on the current algorhytm, the treatment of chronic constipation consists of 4 important phases, 1: education, 2: disimpaction, 3: prevention of re-accumulation of feces and 4: ...

the aim of this study was to examine reality testing in schizophrenic children and compare it with normal children using minus responses subcomponent in ego impairment index of the rorschach test.in a descriptive design, 20 accidentally sampled children, including 10 schizophrenic and 10 normal children, were recruited in to two groups and were compared in terms of reality testing subcomponent ...

abstract background: childhood leukemia, the most common type of cancer in children and teens, is a cancer of the white blood cells. as antioxidants can promote immune system against all types of cancer, the aim of this study was to explore the metabolic regulation and anti-oxidative effect of sesquiterpen-rich extract of ferula asafoetida (fa) on children with leukemia. materials and methods: ...

how to cite this article: salehi omran mr, nooreddini h, baghdadi f. acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood; a case report. iran j child neurol. 2013 spring;7(2):51-54.   abstract acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (anec) is an atypical disease followed by respiratory or gastrointestinal infection, high fever, which is accompanied with rapid alteration of consciousness and sei...