The prevalence of autoimmune diseases in patients with multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study in Qom, Iran, in 2018.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases worldwide and various autoimmune comorbidities are reported with MS. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of the autoimmune diseases' comorbidity in patients with MS. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated a group of patients with MS in terms of age, gender, duration of MS, presence of simultaneous autoimmune diseases, such as Graves' disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM), and systemic lupus erythematous (SLE).

The effects of a supportive-educational intervention on women with type 2 diabetes and diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To determine the effect of a supportive educational intervention based on the Orem self-care model on women with type 2 diabetes and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Design: A randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Hospital outpatient diabetes clinic.

Effect of IMOD™ on the inflammatory process after acute ischemic stroke: a randomized clinical trial.

Background And Purpose Of The Study: Considering the role of inflammation in acute cerebrovascular accidents, anti-inflammatory treatment has been considered as an option in cerebrovascular diseases. Regarding the properties of Setarud (IMOD™) in immune regulation, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of this medication in treating patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 99 patients with their first ever acute ischemic stroke were divided into two groups of IMOD™ (n = 49) and control (n = 50).