background: statins, widely used cholesterol-lowering agents, have also been demonstrated to have anti-inflammatory and immunomdulatory effects. objective: to evaluate the effects of atorvastatin in combination with interferon-β in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (ms) in a randomized controlled clinical trial. methods: multiple sclerosis patients were randomized independently, in a double b...

background: there is a known inverse association between solar radiation and the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (ms). some studies have investigated the link between vitamin d and ms. the aim of this study was to investigate the possible association between serum 25(oh) vitamin d3 concentration and the severity of disease in iranian patients with ms. methods: patients with relapsing-remitting...

INTRODUCTION The psychological impact of snakebite on its victims, especially possible late effects, has not been systematically studied. OBJECTIVES To assess delayed somatic symptoms, depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and impairment in functioning, among snakebite victims. METHODS The study had qualitative and quantitative arms. In the quantitative arm, 88 persons...

In the present study, we aimed to determine the differences in body image along with anxiety and depression levels, and also to evaluate their impact on disability parameters in patients with hepatitis B.Our study comprised 77 patients with hepatitis B (n = 41, chronic active patients; n = 36, patients with inactive hepatitis B) and 53 healthy individuals (control group). Enrolled patients resp...

BACKGROUND Although there is growing literature on the psychological responses to and the psychopathology associated with HIV/AIDS, few investigations have focused on the role of gender. This study compared psychiatric morbidity, coping responses, and disability in male and female outpatients recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. METHOD One hundred and forty-nine patients (44 male, 105 female) wi...

Abstract Background Only a limited number of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) respond to first course antidepressant medication (ADM). We investigated the feasibility creating baseline model determine which these would be among beginning ADM treatment in US Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Methods A 2018–2020 national sample n = 660 VHA receiving for MDD completed an extensive...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To validate a new screening tool for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in patients seeking aesthetic rhinoplasty. STUDY DESIGN We performed a prospective instrument validation study in an academic rhinology clinic. METHODS The Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire-Aesthetic Surgery (BDDQ-AS) is a seven-item short questionnaire validated in 116 patients undergoing aesthet...

AIM To evaluate factors related to the occurrence of Sheehan syndrome. METHODS The obstetrical disseminated intravascular coagulation score, total volume of hemorrhage, shock index, level of consciousness at the time of shock occurrence and pituitary magnetic resonance imaging findings were evaluated in nine women who showed massive hemorrhage during delivery. These clinical outcomes were ana...

A Spoken Dialogue System provide is a computer system able to converse with human with human voice. Dialogue Manager is a component of SDS that manages state of dialogue and dialogue strategy. This report presents the literature survey based on DM. The papers are based on various components of DM. The components of DM are dialogue representation, belief state representation, policy optimization...