Publications by authors named "Mahtab Rostamihosseinkhani"
Article Synopsis
- Executive function (EF) deficits are prevalent in epilepsy and affect patients' quality of life, prompting a study on the differences between patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) compared to healthy controls.
- The study involved 56 IGE patients, 56 TLE patients, and 60 matched healthy controls who completed cognitive tests focusing on attention, memory, learning, and verbal fluency.
- Results show that both epilepsy groups performed worse than controls, with TLE patients exhibiting significantly greater deficits in verbal learning and memory, likely due to issues in their temporal lobe and related EF networks.
Dysphagia can be a life-threatening issue for post-stroke patients, with aspiration pneumonia (AP) being a common risk. However, there is hope through the potential combination of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and classical behavior therapy. Our study aims to investigate the effectiveness of this combination in diminishing the risk of AP in patients with dysphagia who suffered from stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: There have been some reports of the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and mucormycosis. This study aims to compare the hospitalization rates and clinical characteristics of mucormycosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methodology: In this retrospective study, we compared the hospitalization rate of mucormycosis patients in Namazi hospital in Southern Iran for two periods of 40 months.
Background: Since introducing COVID-19 vaccines, many neurological complications such as acute transverse myelitis have been reported in the literature. This study aims to identify the clinical characteristics, radiological findings, and prognostic factors in patients with COVID-19 vaccine-associated transverse myelitis (TM).
Methods: We systematically reviewed Scopus, Pubmed, Cochrane library, Google Scholar, and preprint databases using appropriate keywords from inception till 8th April 2022.
Treatment of Child Gratification Disorder.
Iran J Child Neurol
March 2022
Article Synopsis
- Gratification disorder refers to self-stimulatory behaviors that can become habitual and might be misdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary treatments and workups.
- A systematic review of treatment options was conducted by searching multiple databases for relevant studies, ultimately identifying five studies that met specific criteria.
- Findings suggest that behavioral therapy along with medications like escitalopram and aripiprazole may be effective, but more comprehensive trials are needed to confirm these treatments' effectiveness.
Objectives: To investigate the seizure outcome in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and its associated factors. We also investigated the social outcome of these patients.
Methods: This was a retrospective study.
Background: Recently, people have recognized the post-acute phase symptoms of the COVID-19. We investigated the long-term symptoms associated with COVID-19, (Long COVID Syndrome), and the risk factors associated with it.
Methods: This was a retrospective observational study.
Objectives: To investigate the opinions of medical students, residents in different disciplines, and clinical attendings in various disciplines on the educational needs and learning objectives about epilepsy at the basic and intermediate levels of medical education.
Methods: On July 15th, 2021, we posted an online invitation including a questionnaire to all the medical students, residents, and attendings of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. The survey anonymously collected data about the participants [sex, age, educational level, and their disciplines (attendings)], and answers to the questions about their opinions about the educational needs and learning objectives of the medical students and residents about epilepsy.
We investigated the frequency of brain fog in a large cohort of patients with documented coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) who have survived the illness. We also scrutinized the potential risk factors associated with the development of brain fog. Adult patients (18-55 years of age), who were referred to the healthcare facilities anywhere in Fars province from February 19, 2020 to November 20, 2020 were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is little information regarding the safety of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) in patients with stroke and COVID-19.
Methods: This multicenter study included consecutive stroke patients with and without COVID-19 treated with IV-tPA between February 18, 2019, to December 31, 2020, at 9 centers participating in the CASCADE initiative. Clinical outcomes included modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at hospital discharge, in-hospital mortality, the rate of hemorrhagic transformation.
Background: To identify the prevalence and also the full spectrum of symptoms/complaints of children and adolescents who are suffering from long COVID. Furthermore, we investigated the risk factors of long COVID in children and adolescents.
Methods: All consecutive children and adolescents who were referred to the hospitals anywhere in Fars province, Iran, from 19 February 2020 until 20 November 2020 were included.
Objectives: To investigate the seizure outcome with medical treatment in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and its associated factors. We also investigated the social outcome of the patients.
Methods: This was a retrospective study of a prospectively built electronic database of patients with epilepsy.