background: stroke is a leading cause of death all around the world, and ischemic stroke is considered to be the most common stroke type. toll-like receptors (tlrs) are important molecules for detection of both pathogen invasion and tissue damage. in this regard, the purpose of this study was to assess the expression level of tlr2 on monocytes in patients with ischemic stroke and to evaluate th...

backgrounds and aims: stroke incidence rate has increased during the past 2 decades. the question of whether calcium, chloride, potassium, sodium levels are associated with stroke has remained controversial. the present study aimed to evaluate the serum levels of potassium, sodium, calcium, and chloride within stroke patients. materials and methods: the study participants consisted of 53 cconse...

conclusions it seems that the incidence of different types of stroke-induced aphasia in ahvaz is influenced by the calendar-temporal changes. according to the findings, to prevent the occurrence of stroke-induced aphasia, necessary counseling should be provided for lifestyle changes. results according to the obtained results 39.9% of the studied patients had a stroke-induced aphasia. the highes...

how to cite this article: farhadi r, alaee ar, alipour z, abbaskhanian a, nakhshab m, derakhshanfar h. prevalence of stroke in neonates who admitted with seizures in neonatal intensive care unit. iran j child neurol. autumn 2015;9(4):41-47. abstract objective prevalence of neonatal stroke has been reported 1/2300-1/4000 live births and accounts for 12-20% of the cases of neonatal seizures. alth...

background: clinical information about stroke in the vertebrobasilar territory has lagged behind that for anterior circulation syndrome. this is the first report from posterior circulation syndrome registry in iran.   methods: consecutive patients with brain infarction in vertebrobasilar territory admitted to ghaem hospital, mashhad were enrolled in a prospective study during 2006-2007. diagnos...

background: the data and determinants of mortality due to stroke in myocardial infarction (mi) patients are unknown. this study was conducted to evaluate the differences in risk factors for hospital mortality among mi patients with and without stroke history.materials and methods: this study was a retrospective, cohort study; 20,750 new patients with mi from april, 2012 to march, 2013 were foll...

Background and purpose: Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to be linked to evolution of ischemic stroke, but the data regarding the association between stroke severity and vitamin D level is scarce. Materials and methods: Patients with first-ever acute ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory within 7 days after the stroke were recruited. The control group included age an...

background: as yet migraine has been established as one of the risk factors for ischemic stroke. some of the factors have been assessed for the explanation of this relation. hyperhomocysteinemia is seen partly both in stroke and in migraine. this study was conducted to determine the mean plasma levels of homocysteine in ischemic stroke patients on the basis of migraine history.methods: this cro...

background: embolus is one of the causes of ischemic stroke that can be due to cardiac sources such as valvular heart diseases and atrial fibrillation and atheroma of the aorta. transesophageal echocardiography (tee) is superior in identifying potential cardiac sources of emboli. due to insufficient data on tee findings in ischemic stroke in iran, the present study was done to evaluate tee in d...