scorpion stinging is one of the major causes of mortality in the tropical and subtropical countries. hemiscorpius lepturus, androctonus crassicauda and mesobuthus eupeus are most important species that cause a lot of scorpion stings in iran. in the present research, effects of h. lepturus envenomation on blood and urine in stung persons who referred to the health center of hendijan sw iran were...

conclusions the most important factor in diagnosis is physician’s attention and clinical experience with this condition and using irlssg. results two major theories are developed regarding the pathophysiology of rls. the first one concerns central nervous system dopamine imbalance and the second one concerns intracellular iron dysregulation. the most common used pharmacologic agents in treatmen...

Background: According to high prevalence of renal stone in children, we evaluated the efficacy of treatment with potassium citrate and its correlation with metabolic disorders in children less than two years of age with renal stone and microlithiasis. Methods: In this cross- sectionaly study, 100 patients (less than 2 years old) with renal stone or microlitiasis were evaluated for metabolic di...

Background and Objective: Some neurologic complications may be detected after renal transplantation in children including tremor, peripheral neuropathy, altered level of consciousness and seizure. The aim of our study was to detect the prevalence of seizure after renal transplantation and its risk factors in pediatric age groups. Methods: In this descriptive study, 102 patients 5-14 yea...

the kidney of camel is known to play a vital role in water conservation through the production of highly concentrated urine that may predispose animal to varieties of renal dysfunction. in camels renal disorders have received lesser attention in comparison with other animals, thus there is shortage of information in this area. the present study was conducted on 100 slaughtered camels (camelus d...

patients and methods in this multicenter cross sectional study, 397 consecutive patients on hemodialysis were evaluated by face-to-face interviews. rls was diagnosed using the international rls study group (irlss) criteria. in addition, three validated sleep disorder questionnaires (insomnia severity index, epworth sleepiness scale and pittsburgh sleep quality index) were completed by the patie...

The kidney of camel is known to play a vital role in water conservation through the production of highly concentrated urine that may predispose animal to varieties of renal dysfunction. In camels renal disorders have received lesser attention in comparison with other animals, thus there is shortage of information in this area. The present study was conducted on 100 slaughtered camels (Camelus d...