how to cite this article: hakim shoushtari m, ghalebandi mf, tavasoli a, pourshams m. kleine-levin syndrome in an 8 year old girl with autistic disorder does autism account a primary or secondary cause? iran j child neurol. autumn 2015;9(4):61-64. abstract objective kleine–levin syndrome (kls) is a rare disorder with an unknown etiology. autism spectrum disorder is characterized by various degr...

conclusion distinct neurochemical and histological structure changes (cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical cycle) exist in patients with first-episode ocd. 1h-mrs is capable of identifying these changes by assessing metabolic abnormalities. objectives this study aims to use magnetic resonance spectroscopy (mrs) to discover substance-metabolism abnormalities of brain circuits in patients with firs...

most obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) patients meet psychiatrists 5 to 10 years after onset of ocd .its relatively high prevalence ratio and the delay in seeking help suggest that patients with ocd may seek help at non-psychiatric clinics. the present study was undertaken to provide some epidemiological data on the prevalence and severity of ocd in dermatological patients. the participants i...

olanzapine is the frequently prescribed drug in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder, but unfortunately it has metabolic side-effects. on the other hand, in a number of melatonin studies on sleep cycle, regulation of metabolic abnormalities has been reported. therefore, we aimed to study effects of melatonin in reducing metabolic side-effects of olanzapine in 11-17 year-old patients w...

background: although the association between major depressive disorder (mdd) and low self-esteem is well established, we do not know if race and ethnicity modify the magnitude of this link. objectives: using a nationally representative sample of adults in the united states, we explored whether or not race alters the association between mdd and self-esteem. materials and methods: data came from ...

factor v (fv) deficiency is a rare bleeding disorder (rbd) that inherit in autosomal recessive manner. diagnosis of fv deficiency (fvd) is made by routine coagulation tests, fv activity and molecular analysis. in patients with fvd, routine coagulation tests including activated partial thromboplastin time (aptt), prothrombin time (pt) and evenbleeding time (bt) are prolongedwhile thrombin time (...

introduction: the aim of this study is essay, the association between borderline ersonality disorder and premenstrual syndrome in patients with borderline personality.  method: in this case -control study, 400 students at high schools stage of education in tehran, randomly selected. all the students were aged between 19-15 y , did not use ocp, regular menstrual cycles and cycle lengths (between...

54-year-old male patient was admitted in endocrine ward and referred to our hospital for psychiatric consult due to malaise symptoms , dysphoric mood, irritability, insomnia, loss of appetite, increasing the amount of speech, lack of enjoyment of life, hopelessness, thoughts of worthlessness ,thoughts of death (these symptoms was started from 4 months ago ,after some career change ). other symp...

background: musculoskeletal pain accompanied by psychological problems leads to reduced health efficiency. on the other hand, work-related anxiety and depression is another important factor that could result in reduced productivity in organizations and physical and mental problems in personnel. musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are the most common occupational health problems that have high cost...

objective: in this research, a new approach termed as “evolutionary-based brain map” is presented as a diagnostic tool to classify schizophrenic and control subjects by distinguishing their electroencephalogram (eeg) features. methods: particle swarm optimization (pso) is employed to find discriminative frequency bands from different eeg channels. by deploying the energy of those selected frequ...