Blood lead levels were measured by atomic absorption spectrometry in 82 children suffering from various neurological disorders (cerebral palsy 42, seizure disorders 35, acute encephalopathy of unknown origin 5) and in 28 healthy children, aged 1 to 12 years. Mean blood lead levels were 11.96 +/- 10.97 micrograms/dl in control children and 19.30 +/- 17.65 micrograms/dl in children with neurologi...

abstract  introduction: this study was conducted to cluster cardiac risk factors of patients and to compare the prevalence of these risk factors in diabetic patients and patients with glucose intolerance with normal people, and also to compare the prevalence of these factors in known and new cases of diabetes mellitus. methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample se...

kidney failure affects different aspects of normal life. among different manifestations, sleep problem can be considered as a common complaint of esrd (end stage renal disease) patients. in this study, we aimed to investigate the interrelationship between sleep disorders in esrd patients and their characteristics. through a cross-sectional study (2010-2011), 88 esrd patients undergoing maintena...

Introduction: Kidney dysfunction, coagulopathy disorders, and lung involvement are the most common disorders caused by COVID-19 virus. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate correlation of severity with kidney dysfunction in patients. Patients Methods: descriptive-analytical was conducted on 97 patients referred Imam Reza hospital Kermanshah from December 2020 June 2021. Lung severity, fun...

Therapy Self Intuitive Dan Activity Psikomotor Dengan Angel Brachial Index (Abi) and Psychomotor with To Prevent the Risk of Diabetic Foot Complications at Mokoau Health Center Blood flow disorders in legs can be detected by measuring ankle brachial index (ABI). This..

BACKGROUND Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy may affect the cardiovascular risk of offspring. We examined the associations of maternal blood pressure throughout pregnancy and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy with childhood blood pressure of offspring. Specific focus was on the comparison with paternal blood pressure effects, the identification of critical periods, and the role of birth out...


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