OBJECTIVE This study augments existing literature by examining characteristics associated with prescription drug utilization and makes an in-depth assessment of family prescription drug economic burden within the United States. The objective of this study was to examine differences in prescription drug use and prescription drug characteristics among elderly and nonelderly families. METHODS A ...

how to cite this article: sanyal sh, duraisamy sh, garga chu. mri brain in evaluation of floppy children: a case series. iran j child neurol. autumn 2015; 9(4): 65-74. abstract objective hypotonia is a common clinical entity well recognized in pediatric age group, which demands experienced clinical assessment and an extensive array of investigations to establish the underlying disease process. ...

optic neuritis occurs in young patients, most often females, and presents as subacute monocular visual loss. periocular pain, particularly with eye movement occurs in the majority of cases. the retrobulbar form occurs in 65% of cases and is associated with normal optic disc appearance at onset. the central visual field is usually affected and an rapd and dyschromatopsia are present. brain magne...

in this study, a 2.5-year-old boy suffering from a febrile seizure with normal laboratory tests and a history of immune hemolytic anemia was examined. brain mri demonstrated some tumors in the frontal, parietal, and occipital lobe that corroborated the pathology results of primary central nervous system lymphoma for the patient. the patient was treated with high- dose of methotrexate. our resul...

introduction polymer gel dosimeters offer a practical solution to 3d dose verification for conventional radiotherapy as well as intensity-modulated and stereotactic radiotherapy. in this study, egsnrc calculated and pagat polymer gel dosimeter measured dose profiles from single shot irradiation with 18 mm collimator of gamma knife in homogeneous and inhomogeneous phantoms were compared with eac...

non-medical use of prescription drugs (also known as medication diversion) is a common problem in middle and low income countries where monitoring capacities and law enforcement mechanisms are not efficiently developed (1-3). prescribed central nervous system (cns) stimulants, sedative hypnotics and long-lasting opioids are the most important drugs diverted throughout the world (1-4). non-medic...

Hyperprolactinemia, a largely underestimated frequent endocrine disorder, may be due to various causes including different treatments. Antipsychotics, particularly, play a major role in its occurence. Ours Objectives are to estimate the prevalence of hyperprolactinemia among patients treated with a single antipsychotic and to specify the risk factors for its occurence. It’s a cross-sectional st...

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