Genotype analysis of hepatitis delta virus from hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients using PCR-RFLP in Tehran, Iran.

abstract：:Synchronous development of gastrointestinal stromal tumors with other tumors in the digestive tract is relatively rare, and often occurs in the stomach. We report a 76-year-old woman, who suffered from the exceedingly rare synchronous development of small intestinal stromal tumor and cecal adenocarcinoma. The patient ...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Vahidi S,Rakhshan A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that inhalation of chemical warfare, mostly sulfur mustard, causes injury of the respiratory system. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common disease among these patients. Health-related quality of life is a common feature of studies in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The obj...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Attaran D,Khajedaloui M,Jafarzadeh R,Mazloomi M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal cysts are rare lesions which are usually nonfunctional and asymptomatic. Adrenal pseudocysts do not have epithelial linings and account for about 40% of adrenal cysts. We report a case of giant adrenal pseudocyst in a 32 year old woman presenting with flank pain who had undergone surgical excision. ...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Soroush A,Anbara T,Lashkari M,Mir A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although serological screening tests for blood-borne hepatitis viruses have effectively reduced the risk of HBV transmission through transfusion of infected blood, there is still a possibility that infected blood units from occult carriers being released into the blood supply. The aim of this study was to de...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Alizadeh Z,Milani S,Sharifi Z

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study ascertained the effects of soy, in the forms of textured soy protein (TSP) and soy nuts, on lipid profiles, apolipoproteins, inflammatory and prothrombotic markers, and blood pressure in elderly women diagnosed with metabolic syndrome (MetS). METHODS:This was a 12-week parallel, randomized, contr...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Bakhtiary A,Yassin Z,Hanachi P,Rahmat A,Ahmad Z,Jalali F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As there is a significant number of Iranian immigrant and illegal refugees living in marginal areas of large cities that might induce immunization gap in these areas.  The aim of this study was to provide reliable information on vaccination status of these people. A cross sectional study was conducted on children 24-4...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Zahraei SM,Eshrati B,Gouya MM,Mohammadbeigi A,Kamran A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-occurring methamphetamine (METH) use during methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is a highly prevalent and progressive problem in Iran. There are no registered pharmacological treatments for treating METH use disorder. The present study investigates the potential efficacy of atomoxetine in the treatment of...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Rabiey A,Hassani-Abharian P,Farhad M,Moravveji AR,Akasheh G,Banafshe HR

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regulation of reproduction is now considered to be carried out by the kisspeptin and its receptor, GPR54 or Kiss1r. Mutations of either Kiss1 or Kiss1r in humans and mice result in profound hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. The present study was aimed to determine whether the levels of kisspeptin are associated...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Ramzan MH,Ramzan M,Ramzan F,Wahab F,Jelani M,Khan MA,Shah M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases (AD and PD) are the two most important neurodegenerative disorders. This paper aims to determine the possible molecular linkage between these two common neurodegenerative diseases by a combination of computational investigations. METHODS:According to our aim, common sets of ...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Rezaei-Tavirani M,Zamanian-Azodi M,Rajabi S,Masoudi-Nejad A,Rostami-Nejad M,Rahmatirad S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:  BACKGROUND:Potato, a high- glycemic index (GI) food, is one of the most widely used starchy foods worldwide. Previous studies on the association of dietary intakes with stroke have mostly focused on the dietary GI and there is no information regarding the association between potato consumption and risk of...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Khosravi-Boroujeni H,Saadatnia M,Shakeri F,Keshteli AH,Esmaillzadeh A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to evaluate the hematological effects of umbilical cord clamp timing and delivery type in term infants 48 hours after birth in Imam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran. METHOD:From Oct 2007 - March 2008, 100 mother-infant eligible pairs were selected and divided by cord clamp timing (< or...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Shirvani F,Radfar M,Hashemieh M,Soltanzadeh MH,Khaledi H,Mogadam MA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymptomatic hepatitis B infection is characterized as a type of hepatitis in which hepatitis B surface antigen is present in the patient's peripheral blood despite the absence of clinical symptoms. Previous studies have shown that a particular genotype may effect clinical manifestations of hepatitis B infection; henc...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Eftekhari Y,Kazemi Arababadi M,Hakimi H,Rezazadeh Zarandi E

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preventing violence is important especially in the Middle East, where many countries are struggling with violence. Knowing the affecting factors could help public policy makers to decrease violence level. Thus, this study is aimed to analyze health and other socio-economic factors that could affect interpers...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Bayati M,Lotfi F,Keshavarz K,Delavari S,Delavari S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome is a life-threatening condition characterized by prolonged fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and cytopenia-most commonly, thrombocytopenia and anemia. It is characterized by proliferation and activation of benign histiocytes, causing dysfunction of various organs. Herein, we repor...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Oloomi Z,Moayeri H

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This brief review presents Razi's concepts of bone and joint disorders. Razi differentiated between ligaments, tendons, and nerves and recognized the role of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system in the perception of senses and voluntary movements. He described paralysis and loss of sensation following...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Afshar A,Tabrizi A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This research aims to determine the mental health status of population aged 15 and over in the province of Kermanshah in 2015. METHODS:The statistical population of this cross-sectional field survey consisted of residents of urban and rural areas of Kermanshah in Iran. An estimated sample size of 1200 peo...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Noorbala AA,Bagheri Yazdi SA,Faghihzadeh S,Kamali K,Faghihzadeh E,Hajebi A,Akhondzadeh S,Nejatisafa AA,Haghighian RM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Intellectual Disability (ID, also known as mental retardation) is a debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder affecting nearly 1% of the general population worldwide. Occurrence of behavioral disorders in individuals with ID is four times higher than that in the general population. An increasing number of studies seek...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Mehregan H,Najmabadi H,Kahrizi K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has brought about a significant change in care and treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates. The present study was designed and conducted to evaluate different strategies of initial respiratory support (IRS) in VLBW neonates hosp...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Afjeh SA,Sabzehei MK,Khoshnood Shariati M,Shamshiri AR,Esmaili F

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed changes in global and regional systolic left ventricular function after successful percutaneous recanalization of coronary artery occlusions. A consecutive series of 110 patients with mean+/-SD age of 53.6+/-9.1 years, in whom a complete angiographic evaluation was available before angioplasty, und...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Momtahen M,Abdi S,Ojaghi Z,Javady-nejad Z,Momtahen S,Sadreddin-Kazzazi A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the degradation of tryptophan (Trp), neopterin production and antioxidant capacity in patients with benign and malignant thyroid disease. METHODS:For this reason, the levels of tryptophan, kynurenine (Kyn) and neopterin, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT)...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Ünüvar S,Girgin G,Şahin TT,Kılıçarslan B,Taneri F,Yüksel O,Baydar T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Car accidents and gun-shot injuries are the most common causes of spinal cord injury. Five percent of those patients who have a complete spinal cord injury will experience improvement, to some extent. The lack of specific data in the literature regarding the outcome of earthquake related spinal cord injury justified u...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Karamouzian S,Saeed A,Ashraf-Ganjouei K,Ebrahiminejad A,Dehghani MR,Asadi AR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D is a pro-hormone that plays an important role in body calcium regulation. Vitamin D toxicity occurs rarely due to its wide therapeutic index. A 38-year-old Iranian man was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of vitamin D toxicity. Laboratory test revealed hypercalcemia and elevated 25-hydroxyvitamin D ...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Ziaie H,Razmjou S,Jomhouri R,Jenabi A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic craniopharyngiomas are the most frequent intracranial neoplasm of nonglial origin in children. Follow-up data were analyzed to assess the value of intracavitary irradiation with stereotactically applied 32P radioisotopes for the treatment of patients with craniopharyngioma cysts admitted to Shohada Ta...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Shahzadi S,Sharifi G,Andalibi R,Zali A,Ali-Asgari A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because resistance to antifungal drugs is seen in patients, susceptibility testing of these drugs aids in choosing the appropriate drug and respective epidemiology. This study has investigated and compared susceptibility patterns of the Aspergillus species isolated from patients by the Clinical and Laborator...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Badiee P,Alborzi A,Moeini M,Haddadi P,Farshad S,Japoni A,Ziyaeyan M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) statement is a device to standardize reporting and improve the quality of controlled trials. The aim of this study is to determine the quality of controlled clinical trial reports by national peer-reviewed journals in Iran. METHODS:In a cross-sect...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Nojomi M,Ramezani M,Ghafari-Anvar A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of endoscopic surgery for nasal and sinus pathologies has revolutionized our approaches towards the diseases of these areas. OBJECTIVE:To report our experience with endoscopic surgery of benign tumors and tumor-like conditions of the nose and paranasal sinuses. METHODS:The medical records of 105 pa...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Baradaranfar MH,Dabirmoghaddam P

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is among the most common causes of mortality in all populations. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is a common finding in patients with CVD. Prevention of CVD in individual patients typically requires periodic clinical evaluation, as well as diagnosis and management of risk factors su...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Merat S,Poustchi H,Hemming K,Jafari E,Radmard AR,Nateghi A,Shiravi Khuzani A,Khoshnia M,Marshall T,Malekzadeh R

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus is a hepatotropic virus that causes acute and chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma; it is responsible for more than one million deaths annually worldwide despite hepatitis B vaccination. Until now, there are eight known genotypes (A-H).Clinical course of chronic hepatitis ...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Geramizadeh B,Kaboli R,Behzad-Behbahani A,Rahsaz M,Azarpira N,Aghdai M,Aytollahi M,Yaghoobi R,Baneehashemee M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many families are directly involved in caring of their children with the lifelong autistic spectrum disorders. Sometimes, they are the victims of their children's behaviors. The family, including siblings, may have to explain the children's behaviors to others. Their mothers have poorer mental health with difficulties...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Ghanizadeh A,Alishahi MJ,Ashkani H

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic ulcers of the oral mucosa are the lesions which a physician comes across frequently. "Eosinophilic Ulcer" is a rare variety of that. Eosinophilic ulcer or traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia (TUGSE) is a chronic benign lesion of the oral mucosa and is a relatively recent delineated entity....

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Chandra S,Raju S,Sah K,Anand P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00