how to cite this article: momen aa. momen m. double cortex syndrome (subcortical band heterotopia); a case report. iran j child neurol. 2015;9(2):64-68. abstract objective approximately 5–10% of preschool age children are considered developmentally disabled. brain magnetic resonance imaging (mri) plays a key role in the diagnostic evaluation in these children. many congenital or acquired brain ...

objective febrile seizure is the most common convulsive disorder in childhood. the role of iron in metabolism of neurotransmitters and carrying oxygen to the brain suggests the possibility of a relationship between iron deficiency anemia and febrile seizures. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between iron deficiency anemia and febrile seizures. materials & methods this c...

objective: to compare the emotional structure and coping strategies in patients with psychogenic non epileptic seizures, epilepsy and control group. methods: among patients with complaining of epilepsy attacks that referred to clinic of imam reza (peace be upon him) in shiraz, 30 patients with psychogenic non epileptic seizures and 30 patients with epilepsy were selected .a total of 30 patients...

Background and Objective: Epilepsy as a chronic neurological disorder causes inherent seizures and learning and memory failure. Since there is no acceptable control of seizures in some patients with the current recommended drug therapy, new medications with different mechanisms of action are needed. Here, the beneficial effect of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) was evaluated in an experimental m...

Background and Objective: In temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), recurrent seizures accompany with cognitive deficit. In some patients, the current medications cannot provide satisfactory control of seizures, therefore new drugs that act through different mechanisms are required. In the present study, the useful effect of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor was evaluated in experimental model of tempora...

a 73-year-old female patient developed a generalized tonic-clonic seizure on the 6th day after treatment with moxifloxacin 400 mg daily intravenously for appendicitis. this patient had atrial fibrillation and history of a surgery for intracerebral hemorrhage, with impaired renal function and liver function, but without history of seizures. moxifloxacin was discontinued and switched to cefuroxim...

how to cite this article: karimzadeh p, rezayi a, togha m, ahmadabadi f, derakhshanfar h, azargashb e, khodaei f. the best time for eeg recording in febrile seizure. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):20-25. objective some studies suggest that detection of epileptic discharge is unusual during the first postictal week of febrile seizure and others believe that eegs carried out on the day of...

objective to evaluate the efficacy and common side effects of intermittent clonazepam in febrile  seizures. materials & methods this study was an experimental trial designed to determine the efficacy of intermittent clonazepam in febrile seizures .thirty patients with an age range of 6 months to 5 years (60% male, 40% female) were studied. children with a history of psychomotor delay, abnormal ...