aim and background: the aim of present study was to compare attachment styles between young adults with visual or auditory defects and normal groups in isfahan city. methods and materials: the present study assessed by ex-post facto method. the statistical society of the study is including of all young adults with visual, auditory defects and normal people.80 young adults with visual defects (4...

PurposeTo report complications after arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs (ARCRs) in a large patient cohort based on clinical application of newly defined core event set (CES) and severity grading.MethodsConsecutive primary ARCRs documented local registry between February 2010 September 2016 were included. Clinicians adverse events (AEs) reported until the final, 6-month postoperative follow-up ac...

emophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a potentially life-threatening disorder characterized by immune dysregulation, overwhelming immune activation, and inflammation. HLH has been categorized as primary or familial HLH (FHLH), when there is a family history of HLH or known underlying genetic defects. Reactive or secondary HLH occurs in the setting of infection or underlying rhematologic di...

The Xe-133 ventilation studies of 115 patients were analyzed to determine the relative abilities of the single-breath and washout phases to detect regional ventilation abnormalities. All Xe-133 images were obtained in the posterior projection before 6-view perfusion studies with Tc-99m human albumin microspheres. There were 275 regions with matching V-P abnormalities in the patients. The washou...

Aim: To examine the effects of anti-epileptic drugs (AED) used during pregnancy on the frequency and the type of congenital malformations in newborns. Methods: The study included 96 newborns, born by mothers affected by epilepsy (before the pregnancy). The control group consisted of 96 healthy newborns delivered by mothers. Results: Almost all of the pregnant women used AED (98%) during the pre...

Spina bifida is among the phenotypes of the larger condition known as neural tube defects (NTDs). It is the most common central nervous system malformation compatible with life and the second leading cause of birth defects after congenital heart defects. In this review paper, we define spina bifida and discuss the phenotypes seen in humans as described by both surgeons and embryologists in orde...