Ectopic Cushing syndrome associated with thymic carcinoid tumor as the first presentation of MEN1 syndrome-report of a family with MEN1 gene mutation.

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1(MEN1) is an autosomal dominant syndrome. Although thymic carcinoid tumor is recognized as a part of MEN1 syndrome but functioning thymic carcinoid tumor as the first presentation of the MEN1 seems to be very rare. In this report, we present a 29-year-old male who developed ectopic Cushing syndrome secondary to thymic carcinoid tumor and was diagnosed as MEN1 syndrome 2 years later.

Barthel index in a Middle-East country: translation, validity and reliability.

Background: In Iran, a Middle-East country, no disability scale has been translated and validated for use in stroke clinical trials. This study was designed to translate the Barthel Index and make its Persian translated form valid and reliable.

Methods: All items of the Barthel Index were translated into Persian.