testosterone enanthate (te) is used by many athletes as a muscle builder. previous studies showed that high concentration of the drug in plasma may affect the natural function of endocrine glands, specially the secretion of the adrenocortical hormones. the objective of the present study was to examine the effects of high concentration of te on histometrical structure of adrenal cortex in male r...

background: mild to severe post-transfusion adverse reactions have been reported in a proportion of immunodeficient patients receiving intravenous immunoglobulin (ivig). anti-iga antibody has been proposed to be associated with development of such reactions.   objective: to assess the association between anti-iga levels of different isotypes and adverse reactions induced in immunodeficient pati...

Background: Inclusion of inhomogeneity corrections in intensity modulated small fields always makes conformal irradiation of lung tumor very complicated in accurate dose delivery.Objective: In the present study, the performance of five algorithms via Monte Carlo, Pencil Beam, Convolution, Fast Superposition and Superposition were evaluated in lung cancer Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy plannin...

context studies show that despite the role of mouth care in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia, there is no high quality evidences for it. this study reviewed the literature related to mouth care in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. evidence acquisition pubmed, ovide, elsevier, proquest, iranmedex, sid, and magiran databases were searched using key terms such as oral care, mout...

how to cite this article: mahyar a, ayazi p, dalirani r, hosseini sm, daneshi kohan mm. serum thyroid hormone levels in epileptic children receiving anticonvulsivedrugs. iranian journal of child neurology 2011;5(4):21-24. objective the aim of this study was to investigate serum thyroid hormone levels in epileptic children receiving anticonvulsive drugs. materials & methods in this case- control...

objective studies on the effect of various antiepileptic drugs on serum lipids show contradictory results. we aimed to find the effect of phenobarbital and sodium valproate monotherapy on serum lipid profile and liver function tests in epileptic children. materials & methods this cohort study was conducted in amirkola children hospital. one hundred and ten children with epilepsy were included i...

background: diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder with many complications such as neuropathic pain which relief from it is a dilemma. objectives: to investigate the effect of hydroethanolic extract of rubus fruticosus on neuropathic pain in diabetic rats. materials and methods: in this experimental case –control study, forty eight male wistar rats (250±20 g) were divided rando...

results almost half of the veterans did not demonstrate any psychopathology and half of them were diagnosed with borderline or serious psychopathology. veterans receiving disability pension had more mental problems in comparison with the employed veterans. veterans receiving disability pension had higher scores in psychosomatic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety, phob...