viruses are the most common causes of aseptic meningitis. early detection, treatment and management of viral meningitis are priority. this study aimed to evaluate common viral meningitis in children referred to taleghani pediatrics hospital in gorgan, south east of caspian sea, iran. in this descriptive study csf and blood samples were taken from 40 children with negative bacterial culture who ...

a retrospective analysis was performed on forty cases of spinal cord meningiomas, operated on at dr. shariati hospital from 1976 to 1990. age and sex distribution, clinical presentation and tumor location were comparable to those reported by others. in males the tumors were distributed evenly in cervical and dorsal areas and were often anterior to the cord. this finding makes a different surgic...

background and objectives : streptococcus pneumoniae is the main causative agent of acute bacterial meningitis in the world. this study aimed to detect pneumoniae infection in cerebrospinal fluid (csf) samples of patients with suspected meningitis. materials and methods : in this study, 200 csf samples in patients with suspected meningitis and with negative bacterial cultures were tested. demog...

This study aimed to make a cake by incorporating chia seed flour (CSF) at 0, 3, 5, and 7% with egg replacement 25, 50, 100%, respectively. The addition of CSF increased the total proteins, fats, mineral contents. However, volume, uniformity, symmetry were lowered significantly ( p > 0.05 ) an elevate...

conclusions: even, very low amount of csf-igg with good specificity (90%); could differentiate cases and controls (p = 0.000). the csf-igg test (sensitivity 70%, npv 28.8%) was weak for ruling out the m. pneumonia in cases. positive pcr was rare (2%) in csf of cases and controls but is more reliable for diagnosing the recent m. pneumonia infection. we prefer to assay the csf for both serology a...

OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to determine the performance characteristics of toluidine red unheated serum test on cerebrospinal fluids (CSF-TRUST) as compared to venereal disease research laboratory test on cerebrospinal fluids (CSF-VDRL) for laboratory the diagnosis of neurosyphilis. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) clinics. PARTICIPANTS...

Background/Aim.Since 2014 and the publication of results first study on accumulation gadolinium contrast, we have witnessed a growing body evidence deposition retention in brain after use gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). However, there is still no strong clinical adverse effects GBCAs brain. The aim was to determine existence deposits patients with realpsing-remiting (RR) multiple scle...

Background & Aim: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the worst kinds of traumatic injuries with remarkable social and economic effects on communities.  Methods & Materials/Patients: In this prospective randomized clinical trial, 122 patients with traumatic spinal cord injury were admitted to Poursina hospital within 48 hours of injury to compare granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-...