hemochromatosis, especially with cardiac and liver problem, is rare in iran. we report a young female with pulmonary hypertension and abnormal liver function tests due to non hfe- related hemochromatosis.

how to cite this article: sharifian m. hypertensive encephalopathy. iran j child neurol 2012; 6(3):1-7. hypertension is called the silent killer and vital organs such as the brain, eyes,kidneys and the heart are the targets. seizure, central nervous system (cns)hemorrhage, and cerebrovascular accident (cva), blindness and heart attacksare the end points.the prevalence of hypertension in childre...

abstract background: previous studies have indicated an unspecific correlation between noise exposure and blood pressure disturbances. blood pressure disturbances could be caused by the environmental hazards such as noise exposure. the aim of this study is to analyze whether there is a relationship between noise exposure and hypertension. methods: atotal sample of 218 workers working in a small...

conclusions in evaluation of adrenal masses cystic lymphangioma should be considered as a differential diagnosis. introduction adrenal cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign tumor, which is nearly always asymptomatic and incidentally discovered during routine imaging work-ups or investigating other pathologies. case report a 43-year-old female presented hypertension, which during routine work-up ...

background: hypertensive patients are highly susceptible to oxidizability. although hypertension is common among iranians, few data are available about lipid oxidation status in the involved people. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum lipids levels and susceptibility of lipids to oxidation in hypertensive patients. materials and method: fasting serum lipids and ...

conclusions: finding the equivalent disease to htn based on iranian traditional medicine, could suggest a better strategy for preventing, treating and reducing debilitating its complications in the future. in conclusion, we can approach to hypertension with recommendations for reducing imtila when we are dealing with a kind of hypertension that corresponds to imtila. therefore, if patient is su...

background: the efficacy of amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker, in treating systemic hypertension is well established but the most efficacious brand of this drug is still uncertain. the cost of different brands of amlodipine is tremendously different which may affect decision-making in hypertension treatment. the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of different brand...

we report the case of a 65 year old man with recent onset of insulin requiring diabetes mellitus, frequent attacks of anginal chest pain, paroxysmal hypertension poorly controlled with three medications, hyperlipidemia, and mild renal insufficiency. the patient was found to have pheochromocytoma of the left adrenal gland, resection of which resulted in total resolution of diabetes, hypertension...

background: obesity and underweight are both a public health concern worldwide. being overweight, and obesity are primary risk factors for the development of chronic conditions including hypertension. data on obesity and the underweight as well as their association with hypertension in thai children, specifically, are scant. this study was aimed to assess the relationship between obesity or und...