normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: sex-related differences in the severity of multiple sclerosis (ms) could be influenced by the sex hormones. materials and methods: this cohort (historical) study evaluated the sex hormone levels during menstrual cycle and their correlation with disease severity in ms. result: patients with ms had significantly ...

Introduction: More than 90% of the deaths caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occur in the low- and middle -income countries. The main aim of this study was to investigate the lipid profile levels in COPD patients and examine the correlation of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins, and LDL/HDL risk ratio with COPD stages that a...

Introduction: In the elderly, functional balance, fear of falling, and independence in daily living activities are interrelated; however, this relationship may change under the influence of drug phase and the severity of disease in individuals with idiopathic Parkinson disease. This study aimed to investigate the association of functional balance, fear of falling, and independence in the Activi...

background: cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (ssc) is more prevalent than previously thought. in this study, the frequency and severity of cardiovascular involvement were assessed in ssc patients referred to firouzgar hospital. methods: fifty-eight patients with ssc, selected from the data bank of ssc patients, were reviewed for the frequency and severity of 8 organ involvements in thi...

Background: The carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common neuropathy caused by the entrapment of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. It causes pain and paresthesia in the hand. Objectives: To evaluate the role of clinical symptoms of CTS to determine the severity of this disorder. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study examined 75 hands of 40 patients were referred wi...

the onobrychis viciafolia is one of the forage and rang land plants that is adapted and spread to different climates of iran. one of the important disease of this plant is powder mildew in the lorestan province which damages second and next cutting stages of this plant. to study the correlation between disease severity and forage quality, seeds of 34 populations were planted in field of khorram...

conclusions based on the obtained results, it was concluded that a diminished immune response caused by cytokines in acute phase response, can lead to dissemination of virus, severity of illness and increase of the mortality rate. results among 50 patients with cchf (38% female, 62% male with the age range of 18 - 63 years), the serum level of il-6 was higher than normal (7 pg/ml) in 60% of the...

introduction: multiple sclerosis (ms) is one of the most common disabling diseases in young adults. common manifestations include fatigue, bladder and bowel disorders, pain, mobility problems, and cognitive impairment. these symptoms seriously affect the activity of daily living (adl) of people with ms. the purpose of this study to investigate relationship between disability severity and adl in...

Background & Objective:  Psoriasis is a chronic and relapsing disease with a prevalence of 2%. Since it is a chronic and non-fatal skin disease, its impact on quality of life in patients is underestimated compared to other diseases. This study points out to the importance of the quality of life in these patients and their correlation with disease severity. Materials & Methods:  Quality of life...