Bihemispheric Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over Primary Motor Cortex Potentiates Improvement of Neurological but not Upper Limb Motor Functions in Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated with Routine Physical Therapy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial.

Objectives: We investigated the therapeutic effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with routine physiotherapy on the neurological and upper limb motor function in ischemic stroke patients with hemiplegia.

Methods: In a Randomized double-blind controlled trial study, 52 eligible stroke patients were assigned to real tDCS receiving bihemispheric electrical current with 1.5 mA for 30 minutes over the primary motor cortex, and sham tDCS with a current intensity of 0.

Validation of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III for detecting vascular dementia in Iranian patients with stroke: A secondary data analysis.

The current study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the third version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-III), and exploring its diagnostic power for a sample of stroke patients in the Iranian population. This was a cross-sectional analytical study, in which 206 patients with stroke were compared with 200 normal individuals as the control group. The patients were diagnosed based on the findings of neuroimaging and clinical examination by a neurologist.

Oral and dental health status in patients with chronic headache.

Introduction: Headache is an illness with high prevalence and adverse effects on quality of life. As oral or dental problems such as pain can trigger or aggravate it, we aimed to investigate and compare oral and dental health status in patients affected with chronic headaches and healthy individuals.

Methods: The present case-control study included 60 patients with chronic headaches (case) and 60 healthy individuals (control) in Rasht, Iran.

Relationship between self-compassion and psychological well-being with the mediating role of resilience in people with multiple sclerosis.

Purpose: Paying attention to the factors affecting the psychological well-being of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) is of particular importance, hence the present study investigated the relationship between self-compassion and psychological well-being with the mediating role of resilience.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed using an online survey in a sample of 410 PwMS registered with the Guilan MS Society (GMSS) of Iran. The study was conducted in 2021.

¬Transcranial direct current stimulation improves sleep quality in patients with insomnia after traumatic brain injury.

Introduction: Insomnia is a serious problem after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and partially improves via sleeping pills. We investigated the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with a focus on the role of age and gender.

Materials And Methods: In a randomized double-blind clinical trial, 60 eligible TBI-induced insomnia patients were assigned to real and sham tDCS groups and were treated for three weeks.

The association of 25 (OH) D3 serum level with ischemic cerebrovascular accident risk, severity and outcome in Iranian population.

Objectives: The role of combined presence of vitamin D deficiency and other risk factors of stroke in ischemic cerebrovascular accident (CVA) development in Iranian adults has been unclear, so far. The association of vitamin D status at admission with ischemic CVA severity and outcome in this community is not yet well elucidated. This study aimed to clarify these ambiguities.

Animal Kernicterus Models: Progress and Challenges.

Kernicterus is a leading cause of neonatal death throughout the world, especially in low-middle-income countries. It is developed by an unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in the blood and brain tissue, triggering pathological processes that spawn neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration. However, the biological mechanism (s) of bilirubin-induced neurotoxicity and Kernicterus development remain to be well elucidated.

A comparative study of the dose-dependent effects of low level and high intensity photobiomodulation (laser) therapy on pain and electrophysiological parameters in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common peripheral nerve disorder of the wrist. Nonsurgical treatments e.g.

Ability of serum C-reactive protein and white blood cell cout in predicting acute schemic stroke. A short -term follow-up study.

Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and long-term morbidity. The aim of the present study was to determine the ability of baseline serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell count (WBC) values in predicting the outcome of acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Methods: This study consisted of patients with first AIS referred to Poursina Hospital, Rasht, Iran.