objective: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a progressive disease of cns and cognitive impairment is a common concomitant of it that affects various aspects of cognitive functioning like attention and memory as well as attentional complex tasks such as selective attention. the present study investigated the effectiveness of attention rehabilitation on decreasing selective attention deficits in patien...

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objectives: this present study aims to examine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral-based stress management training on anxiety in female ms patients. methods: this study employed a semi-experimental research method with pre-test post-test, control group and random assignment. the statistical population fully consisted of female ms patients referred to the iran ms association in 2014, from...

high cortisol level in endogenous cushing’s syndrome suppresses the immune system and after treatment there may be an over activity of immune reaction leading to autoimmune diseases mostly thyroid and rheumatologic disorders. this is the second reported case of multiple sclerosis developing after treatment of cushing’s syndrome. a 42-year old man is reported who presented with bone fracture and...

the administration of b-interferon is a recognized treatment for multiple sclerosis. the frequency of side effects is an important factor in drug or product selection. in this study, the side effects of three available b-interferon products are compared in 122 multiple sclerosis patients who were treated with b-interferon products for at least three months and had the expanded disability status...

to understand the mechanism of multiple sclerosis (ms), an autoimmune demyelinating disease, the researchers developed an experimental animal model for ms, which is called eae (experimental allergic encephalomyelitis). there are several methods for inducing this animal model. in this research the active eae, which is developed by injecting bovine myelin antigens into genetically susceptible ani...

purpose: multiple sclerosis is a progressive neurological disease and a cause of many disabilities in individuals. set of symptoms and the chronic nature of this disease, together impair the mental state of the person and cause awidervariety of psychological symptoms worsening the disease. therefor, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness psychol...

tuberculoma is one of the causes of the space occupying lesions in brain. its manifestations can mimic many diseases such as tumor, vasculitis, and multiple sclerosis.a patient with brain tuberculoma secondary to epidymitis is reported. his symptoms and signs were verysimilar to the patients with multiple sclerosis. the physicians must keep in mind this disease in the differentialdiagnosis with...

Objective(s): Regulatory T cells, including CD4+CD25+Fox3+ and CD8+CD28- cells play an important role in regulating the balance between immunity and tolerance. Since multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease, regulatory T cells are considered to be involved in its pathogenesis. In this study, we investigated the circulatory numbers of the two mentioned types of regulatory T cells...