how to cite this article: dara n, sayyari aa, imanzadeh f. hepatic encephalopathy: early diagnosis in pediatric patients with cirrhosis. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):1-11. objective as acute liver failure (alf) and chronic liver disease (cirrhosis) continue to increase in prevalence, we will see more cases of hepatic encephalopathy. primary care physician are often the first to suspec...

a virtual absence of palliative, preventive and restorative care characterizes juvenile oral health care in most of the developing and underdeveloped countries. consequently, carious cavities remain untreated, which leads to pain, discomfort and functional limitation. it further, impacts negatively upon general health and cognitive development apart from causing decreased masticatory efficiency...

conclusions the hc2 intervention shows potential for generating cost savings. cost analyses of programs of this type are helpful to policymakers and program planners to allocate resources for obesity prevention programs in school and childcare settings. results the total cost of hc2 intervention was 206319 $. the average cost per child in year 1 was 113.90 $. the average cost per child for the ...

intervention in early childhood development as one of the social determinants of health, is important for reducing social gap and inequity. in spite of increasingly developing intensive neonatal care wards and decreasing neonatal mortality rate, there is no follow up program in iran. this study was carreid out to design high risk infants follow up care program with the practical aim of creating...

the fetal origins hypothesis (foh), put forward in the epidemiological literature and later flourished in the economics literature, suggests that the time in utero is a critical period for human development. however, much attention has been paid to the consequences of fetal exposures to more extreme natural shocks, while less is known about fetal exposures to milder but more commonly experience...

background: early childhood caries (ecc) in the earliest stage is preventable. the studies indicate oral bacteria play an important role in pathogenesis of dental caries. according to high prevalence of ecc, alternative therapies should be explored in order to reduce the occurrence of it. aim: this study aims to assess the effectiveness of a product containing povidone iodine 10% and sodium flu...

background: early dental caries in childhood is one of the health problems. this survey was carried out to determine the prevalence of dental caries and its contributing factors among 3-6 year old children in varamin, iran kindergartens. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 838 children aged 3-6 years from varamin kindergartens were selected by census and examined for dental caries using who...

background: the infectious nature of severe early-childhood caries (s-ecc) points to the possible participation of immunologic host responses including neutrophils and their antimicrobial products. objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the neutrophil apoptosis, α-defensins (hnp1-3) and calprotectin levels in the saliva of preschool children and the association with s-ecc. methods: ...