epidemiology and clinical study of phenylketonuria (pku) patients in khorasan province; norteast iran background: phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive disease. early diagnosis is a important public health intervention to prevent neurological impairment .this study was designed to describe characteristics of phenylketonouria patients in khorasan ,northeast of iran. methods: we included all ...

abstract objective: according to the previous studies, 2-5 percent of patients with multiple sclerosis experienced the first episode of disease before the age 16.  since the age of onset among children is not similar to that in general population, clinicians often fail to early diagnose the disease. this study aims to determine the epidemiological and clinical patterns of ms among iranian child...

background: cardiovascular disease is the main reason for mortality in men and women. clinical epidemiology of myocardial infarction (mi) in men and women has not been yet studied in iran, one of the largest middle east countries in south‑western asia. this study was conducted to determine the clinical epidemiology of mi in men and women in iran. methods: this hospital‑based, cross‑sectional st...

background: brucellosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in some areas of iran. brucellosis has various clinical manifestations and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of many infectious and non-infectious diseases. the aims of this study were to determine the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory findings of the disease in patients with brucellosis in hamadan, we...

introduction: the objective of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to obtain epidemiological data from the charts of 297 patients with nasal polyposis who were operated on in a referral hospital in mashhad and to determine the frequency of the presenting symptoms of nasal polyps.  materials and methods: the variables recorded included age, gender, the presence of asthma or allergic rhi...

david lawrence sackett, oc, md, frsc, frcp was an american-canadian physician, trialist, and teacher. he is best known as one of the pioneers of evidence-based medicine (ebm), which is arguably the most important movement in medicine over the past three decades. he founded the first clinical epidemiology department in mcmaster university in hamilton, canada in 1967. in addition, he was the head...

background: clinical and epidemiological variation was seen between the colon cancer (cc) and rectum cancer (rc). so, there is not so much data available about the epidemiological and clinicopathological differences and prognostic factors regarding to cc and cr in iran, we aimed to perform this study. methods: all cases of cc and rc referred to oncology and gastroenterology wards of taleghani g...

objective: the scale of the problem of poisoning is enormous hence clinico epidemiological spectrum of all poisoning cases need to explore to generate the management tool. methods: this prospective study was done at two medicine units (unit 5 and 10) of dhaka medical college hospital from july to december 2010 where all poisoning cases were seen. a total of 2890 patients were admitted out of wh...

background & aim: nowadays tuberculosis (tb) is one of the public health concerns in iran. the present study aimed to examine the clinical epidemiology and treatment findings of tuberculosis in babol, northern iran. methods & materials: this cross-sectional study was carried out on medical records of tuberculosis registry pertained to health center of babol, mazandaran province, iran. the inves...

purpose: to analyze the clinical patterns and etiologies of uveitis in isfahan. methods: the records of 2016 patients with uveitis who had been referred to the feiz tertiary eye care center, isfahan, between 1999 and 2013 were classified and analyzed with respect to demographic, clinical, anatomical, and etiological characteristics. results: at the onset of uveitis, the mean patient age was 33....