background chlamydia pneumoniae has been linked with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases; however, data on stroke and cerebrovascular accidents are sparse. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the association between c. pneumoniae infection and ischemic stroke. patients and methods in a case-control study, 141 patients, admitted with ischemic stroke, were compared with gender...

myelodysplastic syndromes (mds) are a group of hematological disorders ranging from chronic refractory anemia to leukemia. there are some reports about association of mds with autoimmune disorders and vasculitis. in this study we describe a patient with mds and vasculitis presenting with central nervous system (cns) involvement. a clinical response to immunosuppressive therapy was also observed...

background: the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and prognosis of cerebrovascular accident(cva) and its subtypes among iranian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle). methods: in a cross-sectional study, medical records of 575 sle patients were reviewed. the patients developing cva in their course of disease were extracted. in these patients, data about demogra...

oxygen therapy might increase damaged tissue oxygenation, turn on the aerobic pathway, and save neurons from death and could improve clinical outcome of the patients with stroke and head trauma. hyperbaric oxygen therapy is accompanied by some unfavorable effects. results of normobaric oxygen therapy on clinical outcomes of patients with stroke were controversial up till now.  this study was th...

background: resilience is a personal trait that can influence the stroke subjects’ attitudes toward future opportunities and facilitate the transitional process and adaptation in them. assessment of this trait in stroke subjects with a standardized tool would promote the rehabilitation protocols and occupational therapy interventions. therefore, the objective of this study was to standardize th...

sickle cell disease (scd) is a known inherited hemoglobin disorder featured by the presence of sickle shaped erythrocytes in the blood. it can cause cerebrovascular accident (cva) in adults and children and is responsible for the majority of the strokes in children. repeated blood transfusion are often required in an attempt to dilute blood thus reducing the risk of vaso-occlusion and stroke in...

thalamic pain syndrome, a type of central post-stroke pain (cpsp), may develops after a hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke and results in impairment of the thalamus. there is limited experience about gabapentin in treatment of central pains like cpsp.in a prospective observational study, the intensity of pain was recorded using the numeric rating scale (nrs) at the entrance to the study. patients e...

Life satisfaction is the way persons evaluate their lives and how they feel about their directions and options for the future. It is a measure of well-being and may be assessed in terms of mood, satisfaction with relations with others and with achieved goals, self-concepts, and self-perceived ability to cope with daily life. A global measure of life satisfaction has become increasingly importan...