background recently the prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities has increased in children, in the worldwide. some evidences show that there is a reverse relation between the serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin d[25(oh)d] and body mass index (bmi). the purpose of this study was scrutiny response to treatment vitamin d deficiency in obese/overweight children. materials and methods  in this cross...

how to cite this article: ghasemi f, valizadeh f, taee n. iron-deficiency anemia in children with febrile seizure: a case-control study. iran j child neurol. 2014 spring 8(2):38-44. objective considering the recurrence of febrile seizure and costs for families, many studies have attempted to identify its risk factors. some recent studies have reported that anemia is more common in children with...

background: primary antibody deficiency, the most common primary immunodeficiency disorder, represents a heterogeneous spectrum of conditions caused by a defect in any critical stage of b cell development and is characterized by impaired production of normal amounts of antigen-specific antibodies. objective: this retrospective study aimed at description and analysis of demographic, clinical, im...

iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the world. it is estimated as many as 4-5 billion people , 66-68% of the world population may be iron deficient and also two billion people, over 30% , anemic, mainly due to iron deficiency. thus, the aim of this study was educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and practice on baneh girl students about iron deficiency a...

background in the early months of life, breastfeeding increases chance of survival, reduces recovery time after disease and mortality due to infections such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. however, infants who are exclusively breast-fed for more than 6 months in developing countries may be at increased risk of anemia. therefore, the aim of study was to assess the relation between ...

background since the discovery of helicobacter pylori, several clinical reports have demonstrated that h. pylori infection has emerged as a new cause of refractory iron stores in children. we carried out a systematic literature review to primarily evaluate the existing evidence on the association between childhood h. pylori infection and iron deficiency anemia (ida) and secondly, to investigate...

Iodine deficiency has been considered in Iran since 20 years ago and has been acknowledged recently. We studied iodine deficiency disorders in 1618 Neishabourian students. 60% of children had palpable and 2.5% had visible goiters. Height and weight of these children were lower than International and Tehranian children but higher than Isfahanian children. Hormone studies showed increased T4...