background: dental traumas are common among children and adolescents in many societies posing health and social problems. the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence, etiology, types, and other epidemiologic aspects of dental trauma in children and adolescents (0-18 years old). methods: in this systematic meta-analytical review, data were collected s...

objective: we aimed to conduct a review to investigate the prevalence of anxiety disorders among iranian children and adolescents.we systematically reviewed the literature up to june 2014. method: we searched three persian databases (magiran, iranmedex and sid) and three english databases: pubmed, scopus and psycinfo. all original studies that investigated the current prevalence of anxiety in a...

background: metabolic syndrome (mets) is a prevalent disorder in pediatric age groups, described by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. sterol regulatory element‑binding transcription factor 1 (srebf‑1) induces the expression of a family of genes involved in fatty acid synthesis. moreover, dysregulation of mir‑33b, which is located within the intron 17 of the srebf‑1 gene, disru...

objective: the purpose of this study is to compare the executive functions children and adolescents who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) with normal children. method: twenty children with adhd were compared to 19 healthy children terms of some executive functions using the computerized version of tower london, continuous performance test (cpt), and stroop color test. ...

background dyslipidemia is a major risk for cardiovascular diseases. the aim of this study is to review the effects of nutraceuticals to modify lipid disorders in children. materials and methods the literature research was conducted in embase, medline, pubmed, scopus, isi web of science, and cochrane library from 2002 until january 2015. the following keywords were used: dyslipidemia, hyperlipi...

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the pattern of maxillofacial fractures in three age groups of adults, adolescents, and children, using CT scan images. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, CT scan images of 230 patients with maxillofacial trauma during one year were examined in terms of the number and site of fractures. The patients were divided into three age groups, chil...

objective headache is a frequent symptom in children and adolescents. migraine is one of the most common types of primary headache disorders in children that at times can be extremely disabling. many clinical features of migraine in children differ from that starting in adulthood. this review discusses the epidemiology,clinical features, management, and prognosis of migraine headache in childre...