how to cite this article: schulz a, kohlschütter a. ncl disorders: frequent causes of childhood dementia. iran j child neurol. 2013 winter;7(1):1-8. abstract dementia in children or young adults is most frequently caused by neuronal ceroidlipofuscinoses (ncl), a group of incurable lysosomal storage disorders linked by the accumulation of a characteristic intracellular storage material and progr...

life traumatic experiences are major health problems in different communities. early trauma exposures such as physical and sexual abuse, and midlife traumatic events like exposing to disasters are predisposing and precipitating risk factors for many psychiatric disorders, although many people facing to trauma may not show any problematic symptoms and are quite resilient. neuropsychiatric eviden...

While the number of computers in the classroom continues to increase and tremendous support for technology integration exists in government, business, and academia, a major discrepancy exists between the level of technology use that is expected from the educators and the actual use and integration of technology in the classroom. However, effective technology integration in early childhood educa...

rhabdomyosarcoma (rms) is the most frequent soft tissue sarcoma in children. the aim of study was to retrospectively review the treatment results of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma and identify prognostic factors. 60 children with rhabdomyosarcoma treated between 1996 and 2002 in shafa hospital were reviewed. the data were analyzed for clinico-epidemiological factors. age, gender, race, histology ty...

the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of  training on personality formation and mental development of childhood and adolescence. it is important to understand how children develop physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually to know that all areas of development are equally as important as each other, and that all impact on one another. biological and cognitive changes ...

background: childhood masturbation (cm) is considered a variant of normal sexual behavior; however, it is commonly misdiagnosed as epilepsy and movement disorders. as the first study from iran, we analyzed a large population of infants and children with cm in a case-control study and evaluated the value of mucus in urine analysis as an alternative diagnostic tool for cm. methods: a total of 623...

background:  hand injuries are among the most common childhood injuries. no study has been performed regarding the epidemiology of hand injuries in the pediatric population of iran. this study aimed to examine the epidemiology of hand injuries among children in southeast of iran.   methods:  this cross-sectional study was performed via census sampling on patients, aged 16 years or less, with a ...

abstract a normal bowel pattern is thought to be a sign of good health. constipation is a symptom rather than a disease. the exact prevalence of the disorder is difficult to be estimated. the differential diagnosis of childhood constipation can be extensive. constipation is recognized and diagnosed by most practitioners based on the child's clinical presentation. herein, we present a usefu...

While the number of computers in the classroom continues to increase and tremendous support for technology integration exists in government, business, and academia, a major discrepancy exists between the level of technology use that is expected from the educators and the actual use and integration of technology in the classroom. However, effective technology integration in early childhood educa...