Publications by authors named "Mahsa Ghavipisheh"

Key Clinical Message: Hemolacria can occur on the basis of a psychiatric disorder without an organic cause. However, this should be a diagnosis of exclusion. Treatment of the underlying psychiatric illness may relieve this condition.

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Idiopathic spinal subdural hematoma (SSDH) is a rare phenomenon. Here, we present a 16-year-old-boy who presented with acute sudden onset weakness and brown squared syndrome; the cervical MRI findings showed acute subdural hematoma from C2 to C6. Emergent surgical intervention was performed, and significant improvement was seen in follow-ups.

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Corpus callosum agenesis is a rare phenomenon that might be associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. We present a 28-year-old woman with complete corpus callosum agenesis who presented with mood disturbance, psychosis, and delusional symptoms with schizophrenia diagnosis. She had a good response to antipsychotic therapy with risperidone.

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Background:  This study aimed to evaluate the short-term efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS).

Methods:  In this prospective clinical trial study, 13 patients with FBSS were selected to undergo rTMS, including 5 sessions of stimulation of the primary motor cortex of 90 trains with a frequency of 10 Hz for 2 seconds and an intertrain interval of 20 seconds with a total pulse rate of 1800 per session. The time of each session was 30 minutes with an intensity of 80% of the motor threshold.

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Background. Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune condition, in which hair is lost from some areas of the body. Though its etiopathogenesis is not fully understood, there are claims that imbalance of trace elements may trigger the onset of AA, by distorting immune functions.

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Introduction: One of the most important complications after burning is hypo/depigmentation. This study was designed to compare two methods of cell spray and intradermal injection of epidermal cell suspension for treatment of burn induced hypopigmentation.

Material And Methods: In this study, 28 patients with post burn hypo/depigmentation were selected and divided in 2 groups.

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