background: status epilepticus (se) is a type of persistent lasting seizure with high mortality and morbidity. numerous medications are suggested for the treatment of se, two of which are sodium valproate and phenytoin. the purpose of this study is to conduct a comparison between the effi ciencies of intravenous sodium valproate and phenytoin in the treatment of this type of epilepsy. methods: ...

background: syncope is a common clinical problem which can be remarkably debilitating and associated with high health care costs. syncope is a clinical syndrome with many potential causes. the aim of the study was to determine the etiologies of patients with syncope in the emergency department (ed) of a referral and general university hospital.  methods: one hundred sixty-five consecutive patie...

background: varicella zoster virus (vzv) infection is one of the nosocomial infections and healthcare workers (hcws) are at high risk group who work in the hospital with likelihood of varicella acquisition or transmission. this study evaluated the vzv seroprevalence in this high risk population in babol, iran. methods: serological testing for vzv using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) ...

this article is the translation of another part of ayatollah ma’rifat’s writing in response to the misconception of the orientalists that “the old and the new testaments” have been the reference source of the qur’an and the qur’anic knowledge and content are adopted from these two scripture. making a comparison between the qur’an and the old and the new testaments in knowledge and doctrine, the...

there are a variety of definitions about social security and threats indicating a lack of consensus on this issue, and not considering the impact of social conditions of different countries. thus, although in a scientific study considering other viewpoints can be useful, in order to be practical, we should indigenously note indigenous conditions and domestic scholar’s comments. based on this id...

Correct prescription writing habits could have a great influence on the fate of drug therapy as well as the health of patients. One of the major types of errors in prescriptions is the "errors of commission". In this study attempts were made to examine 519 prescriptions of the internal ward of Ayatollah Taleghani teaching hospital over a period of 3 months in terms of the nature and extent of t...