purpose: to characterize the histopathologic, electron microscopic and confocal scan features of ahram mineral water (amw)-induced keratopathy in cadaver corneas. methods: seven cadaver globes were examined, five of which were exposed to amw from the corneal side for different durations (30 seconds, 3, 15, 30, and 60 minutes) and the other two were considered as controls. after performing confo...

inclusion body hepatitis (ibh) has been reported in many countries in the world. the ibh or similar cases characterized by hepatitis and presence of intra-nuclear inclusion bodies in hepatocytes have not been reported in broiler chickens in iran. this is the first report on outbreak of adenovirus-like inclusion body hepatitis in iran. on october 2012, an onset of high acute mortality in a flock...

introduction: measuring the size of motor evoked potentials (meps) induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation (tms) is an investigational technique to show the level of corticospinal excitability however, some of the fundamental methodological aspects of tms (such as the effects of inter-pulse intervals (ipi) on mep size) are not fully understood, this issue raises concerns about the reliabil...

intraepiphyseal location of an osteoid osteoma is extremely rare with few cases reported in the literature. they are often present with various atypical and nonspecific clinical features. synovitis of adjacent joint is common and along with chronic inflammation could be misinterpreted as rheumatoid arthritis. initial plain radiographs are often not diagnostic and further radiologic evaluation w...