objective this study was conducted to evaluate the preventive effect of lamotringine on migraine aura and migraine attacks in children, afflicted with classic migraine. material & methods conducted between october 2005 and april 2008 in the neurology clinic of kashani hospital,  shahrekord, this study was a clinical trial, aimed at evaluating the prophylactic effects of lamotringine administere...

conclusions in this experimental model of open fracture, the chitosan film pure or impregnated with ciprofloxacin was not effective in the prophylaxis of osteomyelitis. results in cultures of the ct group, there was less bacterial growth compared to the results of the cultures of the ic (p = 0.005), c (p = 0.005) and ca (p = 0.009) groups. the inflammation was lower in the ct group compared to ...

Whereas the efficacy of Cinchona bark and quinine for treating intermittent fevers had become widely accepted by the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, their role in preventing fevers had not been convincingly established. However, as early as 1711, Vallot et al. had reported in the Journal de la santé du roi Louis XIV that he had learned from experience that long term administration of Cinch...

BACKGROUND As Parkinson's disease (PD) progresses,despite optimized pharmacotherapy, patients experience more frequent fluctuations between symptomatic improvement ("on" times) and the return of motor features ("off" times). Apomorphine, the first injectable dopamine agonist available in the United States, is indicated for the acute treatment of "off" episodes (eg, end-of-dose wearing-off episo...

multiple sclerosis (ms) is an autoimmune inflammatory, demyelinating disease of human central nervous system. experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (eae) is the commonly used animal model of ms. calorie restriction has been found to reduce inflammation and autoimmune responses and promote neuroprotection. in this study we evaluated the effects of intermittent feeding protocol of the calorie...

results compared to pre-op scores, pf, ss, and vas scores for back, buttock and leg pain had a significant mean decrease at 6, 12, 24 months post-op (p < 0.05). based on the zcq and vas scores, a success rate of 79% (27.34), 78% (30.38) and 74% (17.23) were achieved at six months, 12 months, and 24 months respectively. conclusions x-stop is a safe and effective treatment for nic that provides m...

abstract in order to study the effects of different irrigation management on water productivity of local, improved and hybrid rice varieties an experiment was carried out on a split plot design with 3 replications. the varieties were splited on 5 irrigation methods (i.e. full irrigation, awd, 5, 8 and 11 day irrigation interval) at rice research institute of iran, rasht during cropping season o...

Introduction: Prolonged and intermittent oxygen pre-exposure is associated with protection against ischemic reperfusion (IR) injury. In the current study, attempts were made to investigate the relationship between exposure to prolonged and intermittent normobaric hyperoxia (NBHO) and expression of excitatory amino acids transporters (EAATs) and TNF-α level. Method: Rats were divided into fo...

intraventricularhemorrhage (ivh) is one of thecommon morbidities among preterm neonates. in thepresentstudy, we set out to evaluate the efficacy of two prophylactic modalities (ibuprofen and indomethacin prophylaxis) for prevention of ivh in our local setting. a prospective study was carried out in akbar-abadi hospital, tehran-iran (2013-2014). ninety-six preterm neonates who cared in closed in...