introduction  sudden infant death syndrome (sids) is a disease which causes unexpected death of infants aged less than 1 year. given the undeniable role of parents in the presence or absence of sids risk factors, the present study aimed to studythe prevalence and the relationship between characteristics and conditions of parent’s infants with sids risk factors. materials and methods  in this cr...

to explore the abnormalities in iranian athletes' electrocardiogram and find any relation with body fat. 239 international athletes were involved in this cross sectional study. body-fat percentage and resting 12-lead ecgs were recorded from all participants. of 239 participant athletes, 212 were male and 27 female. 60% of participants had sinus bradycardia. a total of 84% of the athletes demons...

colloid cysts are mucous-filled masses with an outer fibrous layer. these cysts are rare developmental malformation and not a true neoplasm. they usually found incidentally and are asymptomatic; but in some cases may associate with rapid neurologic deterioration, herniation, and sudden death. recognition of this rare but important diagnosis may result in decreasing mortality. in this report, we...

introduction: sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ssnhl) has a prevalence of 10 in 100,000. viral infections, vascular obstruction and rupture of the intracochlear membranes are supposed to be its most common etiologies. about 40% of patients experience vertigo or imbalance. the vemp (vestibular evoked myogenic potentials) test is a known approach for detailed study of the labyrinth. the advanta...