the comparison of the effects of effleurage massage with aromatic oil and non aromatic oil on fatigue severity in women with multiple sclerosis bahraini s , naji sa * , mannani r , bekhradi r received: 15june, 2011 accepted: 5september, 2011 abstract background & aims: fatigue is one of the most common signs in multiple sclerosis and also it is one of the common reasons of low quality of life a...

how to cite this article: tonekaboni sh, tousi p, ebrahimi a, ahmadabadi f, keyhanidoust z, zamani gh, rezvani m, amirsalari s, tavassoli a, rounagh a, rezayi a. clinical and para clinical manifestations of tuberous sclerosis: a cross sectional study on 81 pediatric patients. iran j child neurol 2012; 6(3): 25-31. objective migraine is a disabling illness that causes absence from school andaffe...

Systemic sclerosis is a disease of unknown origin characterized by excessive deposition of collagen and other connective tissue macromolecules in skin and multiple internal organs, prominent and often severe alterations in the microvasculature, and humoral and cellular immunologic abnormalities (see Glossary). Systemic sclerosis is a complex and heterogeneous disease. Clinical forms range from ...

There are two distinct subtypes of multiple sclerosis in Asians, opticospinal (OS-multiple sclerosis) and conventional (C-multiple sclerosis). In OS-multiple sclerosis, selective and severe involvement of the optic nerves and spinal cord is characteristic, though its mechanisms are unknown. The present study aimed to find out possible differences in the cytokine/chemokine profiles in CSF betwee...

The purpose of this scientometric study is to analyze the multiple sclerosis research in Science Citation Index-Expanded from 1992 to 2019 in order to determine the top features, trends, and topics. Articles related to multiple sclerosis in the section of title, abstract, keywords, and KeyWords Plus were retrieved from the Science Citation Index-Expanded and analyzed based on various indicators...

Recent approval of the anti-interleukin (IL)-6 receptor antibody tocilizumab by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for slowing rate decline in pulmonary function adult patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease is a welcome step towards better treatment outcomes sclerosis. Systemic has emerged as one major causes death very high burden unmet need. Tocilizumab secon...

Objective. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex is classified as one of the tauopathies. Methods. The total tau, phosphorylated tau, and amyloid β42 levels were assayed in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with Kii amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex (n = 12), Alzheimer's disease (n = 9), Parkinson's disease (n = 9), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (...

background:  multiple  sclerosis  (ms) is a  chronic inflammatory  demyelinating  and  neurodegenerative disease  of central  nervous  system  with unknown  causes. etiology of ms involves  both  genetic  and  environment factors.  the  interleukin  7   receptor   (il7r)   gene   is  a promising candidate  for ms, because its involvement in the autoimmunity, regulation of the t-cell homeostasis...