Multiple sclerosis-associated uveitis in Persian population, a multicenter study.

Purpose: To report the characteristics of multiple sclerosis-associated uveitis (MSU) among the Persian population.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective, nonrandomized, multicenter study. Epidemiological characteristics, ocular and neurologic findings, angiographic features, and visual outcomes in MSU were studied.

Evaluation of Anticancer and Cytotoxic Effects of Genistein on PC3 Prostate Cell Line under Three-Dimensional Culture Medium.

Background: Prostate cancer is a major cause of disease and mortality among men. Genistein (GNT) is an isoflavone found naturally in legumes. Isoflavones, a subset of phytoestrogens, are structurally similar to mammalian estrogens.

Evaluation of different types of arsenic methylation and its relationship with metabolic syndrome in an area chronically exposed to arsenic.

Evidence suggests that the relationship between arsenic metabolism and diseases, including metabolic syndrome, is complex. The aim of this study was to evaluate the different types of arsenic methylation and its association with metabolic syndrome in an arsenic endemic area. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 132 subjects from Shahid-Abad Village, Qazvin province, Iran (arsenic endemic area).

Use of image guidance in endoscopic endonasal surgeries: a 5-year experience.

Problems/objectives: Endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) is standard practice in sinonasal disease and is becoming more accepted in the performance of anterior skull base resections. We report our experience with image-guided surgery (IGS) in difficult cases of paranasal sinus (PNS) and skull base pathologies and discuss advantages and disadvantages of this technique.

Methodology: A retrospective chart review was performed for the period 2004-2009.