Efficacy of Melatonin Administration in Reducing Headaches in Children with Migraines without Sleep Disorders.

Objectives: Migraine is one of the common diseases of children, which can disrupt their quality of life. Some studies have shown the effect of melatonin in reducing migraine headaches. This study aims to investigate the effect of melatonin administration in reducing headaches in children with migraine without sleep disorders.

Efficacy of Probiotics in Prevention of Migraine Attacks in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study.

Objectives: Migraine is a chronic and joint disease in children. The results of previous studies on the effectiveness of probiotics in preventing migraine attacks in children have been controversial. This study aims to investigate the effect of probiotics on migraine prophylaxis in children.

Comparing Prophylactic Effect of Levetiracetam, Sodium Valproate, and Propranolol in Pediatric Migraine: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objectives: Epidemiologic studies point to an increased prevalence of migraine in children in recent decades. Migraine treatment involves acute and prophylactic therapy. Recently, such anti-epileptic drugs as Levetiracetam have been used to treat adult migraines.

The First Report of Iranian Registry of Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Background: Insufficient amounts of survival motor neuron protein is leading to one of the most disabling neuromuscular diseases, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Before the current study, the detailed characteristics of Iranian patients with SMA had not been determined.

Objective: To describe the key demographic, clinical, and genetic characteristics of patients with SMA registered in the Iranian Registry of SMA (IRSMA).

Administration in Efficacy of Melatonin Reducing Headaches in Children With Migraines and Sleep Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study.

Objectives: Migraine headache after tension headache is the most common primary headache in children, and sleep disorders can aggravate the symptoms. Melatonin has been proposed in some studies for prophylaxis of migraine headaches. This study aimed to evaluate melatonin's effect on migraine symptoms in children with migraine headaches and sleep disorders.

Effectiveness of prophylaxis treatment in the acute febrile stage of febrile seizure in children under five years old.

Objectives: In children suffering from febrile seizure, the likelihood of recurrence seems to be high in the early hours following the first episodes in the absence of proper interventions. The present study was aimed at assessing and comparing the outcomes of different preventive interventions in the acute stage after febrile seizure in children.

Materials & Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was performed between September 2015 and September 2016.

Evaluation of the Levetiracetam treatment on reduction of epileptic discharges in electroencephalogram in children with epilepsy.

Objectives: Epilepsy is a relatively common disease in childhood. In some patients, the electroencephalogram (EEG) is abnormal despite the clinical control of seizures. Studies have identified the adverse effects of epileptic discharges on cognition, learning, behavior, and seizure recurrence in children.

The Relationship Between Severity of Epilepsy and Sleep Disorder in Epileptic Children.

Objective: Sleep disturbances are one of the most common behavioral problems in childhood. Sleep problems have an even greater prevalence in children with epilepsy and are one of the most common comorbid conditions in childhood epilepsy.

Materials & Methods: This descriptive-correlation study with the general goal of determining the effects of epilepsy on sleep habits of epileptic children was conducted in Hamadan, western Iran, in 2014.

Comparison of the Effect of Phenobarbital versus Sodium Valproate in Management of Children with Status Epilepticus.

Objectives: Acute prolonged seizure is the most common neurological emergency in children. This research was conducted to compare the effect of intravenous phenobarbital and Sodium valproate in control of seizure in children with status epilepticus, referred to emergency ward from Mar to Nov 2013.

Materials & Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, registered with the code number IRCT2015051722300N1, 80 children aged 6 months to 10 years with prolonged seizure and with no response to one dose of diazepam (0.

Comparison of the Quality of Sleep and Intensity of Headache between Migraine, Tension Headache, and Healthy Children.

Objectives: Headache and sleep problems are commonly reported in children, and both can adversely impact the child's life. We aimed to compare the sleep quality and intensity of headache between school-age children with migraine as well as tension headache and healthy children.

Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 198 children 6-12 yr old in three groups were enrolled from Aug 2015 to Mar 2016.

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Presenting with Facial Nerve Palsy in an Infant.

When a child presents with cranial nerve palsy and a bulging fontanel, a pediatric neurologist is often consulted to determine the cause of increased intracranial pressure. This report describes an infant with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) referred to Ali-bin-Abitaleb Hospital, Zahedan, eastern Iran in 2013 who presented with seventh cranial nerve palsy and bulging fontanel. Chromosomal analysis and peripheral blood smear confirmed the diagnosis of CML.

Comparison of Effectiveness of Topiramate and Diazepam in Preventing Risk of Recurrent Febrile Seizure in Children under Age of 2 Years.

Objective: Febrile seizures are the most common type of convulsions. Medicinal prophylaxis is sometimes used for children at high risk of recurrent febrile seizure. In certain circumstances, conventional drugs such as diazepam and phenobarbital cannot be used and the need for alternative medicines is felt.

Primary unclassified sarcoma of the parotid gland: a case of diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.

Malignant salivary gland sarcomas represent a clinically and histologically diagnostic challenge. Primary unclassified sarcomas of the parotid gland consist a rare salivary gland tumor. We report an unusual case of such a tumor, which occurred in the right parotid gland of a 54-year-old male and presented as an asymptomatic painless mass.

Omega 3 in Childhood Migraines: a Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objective: The effect of using omega-3 to prevent migraine attacks has been raised in recent studies. The majority of these studies have been conducted in adults. Conversely, other studies have yet to confirm the effect of omega-3.

Comparison of the Efficacy of Combination Therapy of Prednisolone - Acyclovir with Prednisolone Alone in Bell's Palsy.

Objective: Bell's palsy is a rapid onset, usually, unilateral paralysis of the facial nerve that causes significant changes in an individual's life such as a decline in personal, social, and educational performance. This study compared efficacy of combined prednisolone and acyclovir therapy with prednisolone alone.

Materials & Methods: This study is a randomized controlled trial conducted on 43 Children (2-18 years old) with Bell's palsy.

Sialoblastoma of the parotid gland in a 13-year-old girl with multiple recurrences and long-term follow-up.

Background: Sialoblastoma is an extremely rare congenital salivary gland tumor of epithelial origin. It is usually localized in the parotid or submandibular gland and presents primarily at birth or in early childhood.

Methods: We report a case of a 13-year-old girl with a sialoblastoma of the parotid gland presenting as an asymptomatic painless mass.

Comparison between the Ability of Glasgow Coma Scale and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness Score to Predict the Mortality and Discharge Rate of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Objective: Prediction of survival and mortality rates in costly environments such as the intensive care unit (ICU) is of great importance for the assessment of new treatments, resource consumption control, and improvement of quality control. This study aimed to determine the ability to predict mortality and discharge rate of patients using the FOUR score in the pediatric ICU (PICU) of Ali Ibn Abitalib Hospital, Zahedan and compare the results with those of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).

Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 200 patients admitted to the PICU.

A comparison of risperidone and buspirone for treatment of behavior disorders in children with phenylketonuria.

Objective: Many patients with late-diagnosed phenylketonuria (PKU) suffer from severe behavior problems. This study compares the effects of buspirone and risperidone on reducing behavior disorders in these patients.

Materials & Methods: In this crossover clinical trial study, patients with severe behavior disorders after medical examination were randomly divided into two groups of two 8-week crossover treatments with risperidone or buspirone.

Febrile seizures: etiology, prevalence, and geographical variation.

Objective: Febrile seizures (FSs) are the most common neurological disorder observed in the pediatric age group. The present study provides information about epidemiological and clinical characteristics as well as risk factors associated with FS among Iranian children.

Materials & Methods: On the computerized literature valid databases, the FS prevalence and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using a random effects model.

The ketogenic and atkins diets effect on intractable epilepsy: a comparison.

Objective: Intractable epilepsy is a major difficulty in child neurology, because the numbers of drugs that are available for treatment are limited and new treatments such as diets must be tried. Now there are some diets available for treating patients with intractable epilepsy. The oldest diet is the classic ketogenic diet and one of the newest diets is the modified Atkins diet.

A Study of Methadone-Poisoned Children Referred to Hamadan's Besat Hospital/Iran.

Objective: Increasing use of methadone in withdrawal programs has increased methadone poisoning in children. This research aimed to study the causes of incidence of poisoning in children and its side-effects.

Materials & Methods: In this research, The hospital records of all methadone-poisoned children referred to Hamadan's Be'sat Hospital from June 2007 to March 2013, were studied.

Mortality risk prediction by application of pediatric risk of mortality scoring system in pediatric intensive care unit.

Objective: The Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) score is one of the scores used by many pediatricians for prediction of the mortality risk in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Herein, we intend to evaluate the efficacy of PRISM score in prediction of mortality rate in PICU.

Methods: In this cohort study, 221 children admitted during an 18-month period to PICU, were enrolled.