Publications by authors named "Elham Bakhtiari"
: To compare the effect of combinational office-based and home-based orthoptic training regimens with part-time patching in participants with intermittent exotropia. : In a randomized clinical trial study, patients with a diagnosis of IXT were involved and randomly assigned to three groups. Patients in the control group were followed with part-time patch therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: There is some evidence that trace element and mineral deficiencies may promote the occurrence of febrile seizures. However, the role of these elements in the occurrence of complex seizures in children with FS has not been comprehensively investigated. The present study was conducted to evaluate this issue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the effect of cataract surgery and visual impairment and the associated risk factors on the frequency of falls among older adults in northeast Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted between 2019 and 2020, analyzed the potential risk factors of falling in older adults over 50 years of age. To this end, 380 patients were randomly selected by convenience sampling and classified into two groups: those who had undergone cataract surgery in the last 12 months (surgery group) and those who had not (cataract group).
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- This study aimed to assess the impact of intravenous tranexamic acid on reducing intraoperative bleeding during external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery under general anesthesia.
- Conducted as a double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial with 70 patients, it compared the effects of tranexamic acid to a placebo on surgical bleeding and time.
- Results showed that the intervention group had significantly less bleeding and shorter surgical times compared to the control group, indicating that tranexamic acid is effective in managing bleeding during DCR surgery.
Objective: Hyperuricemia is associated with the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Whether urate-lowering treatment with allopurinol can delay disease progression remains controversial.
Methods: Relevant databases were searched.
Objective: The present study evaluated the effect of Prunus cerasus (sour cherry) on children with nephrolithiasis.
Method: We conducted a randomized noninferiority controlled trial to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of P. cerasus among children with nephrolithiasis.
Background: Postoperative pain can lead to several complications. The effectiveness of different opioids in relieving pain after surgery has been widely studied. However, managing pain in patients with opioid addiction is still challenging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study aimed to investigate the demographics, clinical characteristics, and management outcomes of patients with acute infectious endophthalmitis (AIE).
Methods: This retrospective chart review was conducted on all patients admitted with the clinical diagnosis of infectious endophthalmitis from 2017 to 2022. Demographic data, patients' clinical characteristics, the type of acute infectious endophthalmitis (post-operative, post-traumatic, bleb-associated, and endogenous endophthalmitis), the type of surgical procedure in the post-operative cases, the microbiologic analysis results of vitreous samples, therapeutic measures, and visual outcomes of patients were recorded.
Depression is a mood disorder that causes persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, loss of interest, and decreased energy. Early diagnosis of depression can improve its negative impacts and be effective in its treatment. Previous studies have indicated that inflammation plays an important role in the initiation and development of depression, hence, various inflammatory biomarkers have been investigated for early diagnosis of depression, the most popular of which are blood biomarkers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: There are some concerns regarding long-term complications of COVID-19 in children. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed evaluating the respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function, post-SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Methods: A systematic search was performed in databases up to 30 March 2023.
Purpose: To assess the agreement between biometric parameters measured by a spectral-domain optical coherence tomography optical biometer device (Optopol Revo NX) with a validated swept-source biometer (IOLMaster 700) and a validated optical low-coherence reflectometry biometer (Lenstar LS 900), in cataract surgery candidates.
Methods: In this prospective comparative study, 100 patients (100 eyes) who were eligible for cataract surgery were involved. Bland-Altman plots were used to assess agreement between devices for biometric parameters including axial length (AL), anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT), and central corneal thickness (CCT).
This study investigates patient's clinical characteristics and management outcomes of PCR-positive Acute Retinal Necrosis (ARN). The patient's clinical characteristics of the disease, and therapeutic approaches were assessed. Data from the medical records of 40 eyes of 40 patients were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The importance of ultrasound in diagnosing pulmonary invasive fungal diseases (IFD) has yet to be assessed. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the frequency of sonographic findings in patients suspected of an invasive pulmonary fungal infection.
Material And Methods: This prospective longitudinal study examined all patients with lung lesions in imaging modalities and suspected IFDs referred to Dr.
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- * Of 97 patients, most were girls around age 10, with the majority having non-infectious, chronic, and bilateral uveitis, and a significant portion identified as idiopathic.
- * Key systemic associations included juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Behcet's disease, with many patients facing ocular complications; however, overall visual acuity improved during follow-up.
Objective: The role of vitamins and antioxidants in the febrile seizure (FS) has recently become of interest. The role of Vitamin A in seizure is remained controversial. It may suppress or provoke the seizure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate macular blood flow in patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO) as compared to healthy subjects. The inflammatory nature of the disease, as well as the vascular congestion caused by the increase in the volume of orbital soft tissue and extraocular muscles, rationalize the assessment of retinal blood flow changes in these patients.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with the convenience sampling method.
Effect of Tomato () Extract in Patients with Primary Insomnia: A Double-blind Randomized Study.
Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem
October 2023
Objective: Insomnia is a condition that causes sleep problems, and many people suffer from it. Patients with this disorder have difficulty with beginning or continuation of sleep, so they are exhausted all day long, and their performance reduces. This study was designed to assess the efficacy of capsules that contain tomato extract in patients with primary insomnia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: In thyroid eye disease (TED), all ocular components and adnexa such as extraocular muscles, orbital adipose tissues, eyelids, and tear glands could be affected. This study aimed to study the orbital biomechanical parameters in patients with TED, in terms of differences with healthy individuals and correlation with clinical findings, using Corvis ST (CST, Oculus Wetzlar).
Materials And Methods: In this study, 26 consecutive patients with TED were recruited.
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are commonly prescribed in pediatric hypertension because of the fundamental role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the pathogenesis of hypertension. We, therefore, aimed to systematically review articles that investigated efficacy and safety of ARB agents in the pediatric population aged over six years. To do so, the databases of Web of Science, PubMed/MEDLINE, and Scopus were searched to conduct a systematic review by using the following keywords: ("angiotensin receptor blocker" OR "valsartan" OR "losartan") AND ("pediatric" OR "children" OR "child") AND ("high blood pressure" OR "hypertension").
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: In this study, we evaluated the incidence and clinical characteristics of post-vitrectomy acute endophthalmitis in a tertiary eye center.
Methods: Data were obtained by reviewing the patients' medical records who underwent primary pars plana vitrectomy (PPvitx) from September 2011 to March 2017. We excluded patients who had any ocular surgery in the past 6 months, immunocompromised patients, and patients with a pre-operative diagnosis of endophthalmitis.
Background: A systematic research was performed to review the relationship between use of histamine-1 receptor antagonists and cancer risk.
Method: Databases were searched up to December 2021. Case-control and cohort studies evaluating the relationship between use of histamine-1 receptor antagonists and risk of cancer were selected.
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of sour cherry concentrate in symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Methods: In a randomized clinical trial, 70 children with ADHD referred to the psychiatric clinic of Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, in 2021 were selected. Patients were randomly divided into two groups.
Background: We aimed to assess the efficacy of intra-articular remifentanil in relieving postoperative pain after knee arthroscopy.
Methods: We conducted a double-blind randomized clinical trial study on 60 patients. Patients were divided into two equal groups.