Publications by authors named "Mehrnaz Gholami"
Purpose: Aphasia-acquired loss of the ability to understand or express language-is a common and debilitating neurological consequence of stroke. Evidence suggests that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can significantly improve language outcomes in patients with aphasia. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been reported to improve naming in chronic stroke patients with nonfluent aphasia since 2005.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the effects of sesame oil extracted from tahini (Ardeh) on pain severity in patients with upper or lower limbs trauma.
Methods: This double-blinded randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 120 patients with upper or lower trauma in Shahid Rajaee Hospital, Shiraz, Iran, from May the 1 through November 30, 2016. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups using block randomization.
Background: Degenerative lumbar spine disease can lead to lumbar spine instability. Lumbar spine instability is defined as an abnormal response to applied loads characterized kinematically by abnormal movement in the motion segment beyond normal constraints. Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) typically present with low back pain (LBP), cramping, cauda equine syndrome, and signs of nerve root compression associated by weakness, numbness and tingling in their legs that are worsened with standing and walking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The prevalence of degenerative scoliosis (DS) increases with age and an overall increase is seen due to the aging population. This study aims to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes after decompression and posterior fusion in patients with DS.
Methods: In this is prospective study, 43 patients with DS, aged 37 to 70 years, were eligible to undergo decompression and posterior fusion.
Study Design: Prospective, single-blind randomized-controlled clinical study.
Objective: To compare polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage with a novel Acrylic cage to find out which fusion cage yielded better clinical outcomes following single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
Summary Of Background Data: ACDF is considered a standard neurosurgical treatment for degenerative diseases of cervical intervertebral disks.
Objective: Fractures of the thoracolumbar spine can cause pain, long-term reductions in quality of life (QOL), and neural deficits. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of methylene blue (MB) on preventing postoperative pain and improving QOL in patients with throracolumbar fractures undergoing posterior pedicle screw fixation.
Methods: Fifty patients underwent standard posterior pedicular screw fixation for stabilization of the thoracolumbar fractures: 25 received 1ml of MB solution at a concentration of 0.
Objective: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the most common progressive degenerative disease of the spine in the geriatric population. The aim of the current review is to provide an evidence-based stepwise surgical approach to CSM according to the recent literature.
Methods: We searched for evidence regarding the surgical approach to CSM in medical databases with articles dated from 1985 to 2016.
Objective: Despite advances in surgical and anesthesiology techniques, many patients continue to experience postoperative pain after lumbar disc operations. This study aims to investigate the effects of methylene blue (MB) on preventing postoperative low-back pain (LBP) with or without radicular pain and improving the quality of life (QOL) in patients undergoing lumbar open discectomy.
Methods: This is a prospective, randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, which was conducted at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences between July 2011 to January 2012.