The effect of combination therapy with erythropoietin and methylprednisolone in patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Study Design: Pilot double-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To investigate the additive effect of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) on functional outcome and disability in patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (TCSCI).

Settings: University-affiliated hospital in Mashhad, Iran.

Spinopelvic Parameters among Healthy Volunteers in Iran.

Background: Recently, in approach to spinal pathologies, the whole spine should be considered as a biomechanical unit. Studies have shown the great importance of sagittal and coronal balance and the relationship between the various parts of spine together and pelvis. Former studies have shown a close relationship between spinopelvic parameters and sagittal balance.

Predictive Value of Computed Tomography Scan for Posterior Ligamentous Complex Injuries in Patients with Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures.

Background: Thoracolumbar spinal fractures include a range of injuries of various severities from simple apophyseal fractures to neurological injury and complex fractures associated with vertebral dislocation. The treatment of thoracolumbar fractures is challenging, especially due to the difficulty of evaluating the posterior ligamentous complex (PLC). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT) scan in predicting PLC injuries in the patients with thoracolumbar spinal fractures referring to the referral center of spinal trauma in the east north of Iran in 2016.

Malignant Cerebral Venous Infarction: Decompressive Craniectomy versus Medical Treatment.

Background: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a common type of stroke in young adults and associated with 8% mortality. High intracranial pressure (ICP) and brain herniation are the most common causes of death in these patients. In contrast with malignant arterial middle cerebral infarction, there are few studies reporting the efficacy of decompressive craniectomy (DC) for treatment of high ICP in patients with CVT.

Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Pediatric Non-brainstem Astrocytoma in North East of Iran.

Background: Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors have accounted for approximately one fourth of all pediatric malignancies. CNS tumors have been the most common solid malignancies among the children. In this study, we have evaluated survival and prognostic factors in children with non-brain stem astrocytoma.