introduction: febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure that occurs in 3– 4% of children below the age of 5 years. the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of recurrence of febrile and afebrile seizures after the first febrile seizure. methods: in a descriptive prospective study, 139 children (6months to 6years old) admitted between march 2004and august 2005 at yazd sha...

The Chehel Kaman Formation of the upper Paleocene age formed from carbonate and siliciclastic sediments is located, in the Kapeh Dagh Sedimentary Basin. Two sections where considered for the purpose of research into the effective diagenetic processes of this formation. The Cheshmeh Qorban section with a thickness of 270.8m located 140km down the Mashhad – Sarakhs Highway while the Shourlog Sect...

Introduction: Due to the prevalence of otomycosis in the north of Iran, which has a humid climate, this study aimed to examine the recurrence rate of otomycosis in Iranian patients.  Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in all patients suspected of otomycosis referred to the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic of Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital of Babol. Demographic and clinical da...

the postgastrectomy recurrence rate is as high as 30-65%, with 5-year overall survival rates of <20%. local recurrence is very common which occurs in 38-45% of cases. the most common sites of locoregional recurrence are the gastric remnant at the anastomosis, the gastric bed, and the regional nodes. the recurrence may occur as early and late events after gastrectomy. most recurrences are early,...

introduction: breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and her-2 is one importantly prognostic factor in this cancer. tumor markers use as a criterion for predicting recurrence, but in breast cancer physical examination and mammography are important factors that are recommended for following up the recurrence. the aim of this study was to assess the correlation between breast ...

background depending on the cause, 40-90% of every deep dermis insult ends up in scar formation. several modalities have been suggested as a treatment but a high rate of recurrence is reported in most of those interventions. high dose radiotherapy has been shown to be effective in reducing the recurrence rate. this study tried to determine the effectiveness of low dose rate radiotherapy followi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate characteristics of patients and accessory pathways as well as additional technical factors involved in the reappearance of accessory pathway conduction after successful ablation. DESIGN Analysis of recurrences after radiofrequency ablation. SETTING 163 consecutive patients with 167 accessory pathways. SUBJECTS 97 men and 66 women with a mean (SD) age of 36 (14) range...

background: u sing non-absorbable suture in children hernia repair to decrease of recurrence is recommended in the most pediatric surgery centers. the aim of this study was to determine relationship between kind of suture material and rate of hernia recurrence. methods: in this clinical trial 200 children (age 1-5 years) with inguinal hernia who operated in imam-reza hospital (kermanshah –iran ...