Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and parkinsonism as the first manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism - a report of two cases.

Background/objective: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) may be asymptomatic or present with renal calculi, secondary osteoporosis, fractures and neuropsychiatric manifestations. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and parkinsonism are atypical manifestations that may be rarely associated with PHPT. We report two patients who presented with the conditions mentioned above.

Prevalence of in Patients Referred to Bushehr Medical Centers and Its Relationship with Urticaria.

Objective: Recent studies determined that the amoeboid form of acts as a factor in stimulating the host's immune responses and ultimately results in urticaria and other skin disorders. The present study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence of in people referred to Bushehr city health centers and the relationship of this parasite with urticaria.

Methods: Fecal samples were collected from 180 males and females referred to Bushehr health centers and a questionnaire containing demographic information was completed for each person.

The Histopathological Findings in Appendectomy Specimens in an Iranian Population.

Background: Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal surgeries. The importance of parasitic etiologies in the pathogenesis of appendicitis is not well known in appendectomy specimens on a large scale in southwestern Iran. The current study aimed to retrospectively assess the demographic data and histopathological records of appendicitis in a 28-year period in Fars province, southwestern Iran.

Transcranial Doppler Screening for Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Cryptogenic Strokes in Young: A Single Center Experience from South India.

Background: Cryptogenic strokes are common in young adults. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an important cause of cryptogenic ischemic strokes. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) with bubble contrast is a noninvasive bedside tool in screening for PFO and other right to left shunt (R-L shunt).

Epidemiological features of cutaneous leishmaniosis and related factors in Bushehr province, southwest of Iran.

Cutaneous leishmaniosis (CL) is one of the most important known infectious skin diseases, and Iran, as a country at high risk of leishmaniosis. This research was carried out to describe the epidemiological status of cutaneous leishmaniosis during 2011-2018 years in Bushehr province. Total, 929 cutaneous leishmaniosis patients were registered in the Bushehr province during this period.

Metal uptake in and spp. larvae in the Persian Gulf: Evaluation of larvae as bio-indicator.

This study aimed to compare the concentrations of heavy metals in as host fish and larvae of spp. as its parasite. Moreover, to evaluate the larvae as bio-indicators the uptake of heavy metals, the infected and non-infected fish were also compared.

Epidemiological features of malaria in Bushehr province, southwest of Iran.

The purpose of this research was to describe the malaria situation in Bushehr province from 2011 to 2018. The current study is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on available data. Between 2011 and 2018, 715 malaria patients were registered in the Bushehr province.

Factors associated with disordered feeding among high school students in Kerman City, Iran.

Background: Mental health problems and disordered eating, are more common in adolescents. This study investigated relationship between mental health and disordered eating in high school girls in southeast Iran.

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive correlational study accomplished in high school girls of Kerman at the southeast of Iran in 2019.

Gabapentin versus Pregabalin for management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.

Introduction: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a chronic autoimmune demyelinating peripheral neuropathy that leads to symmetrical muscular weakness, sensory deficit, hyporeflexia, chronic fatigue, and impaired quality of life (QoL). The current study aims to investigate the effects of gabapentin versus pregabalin on pain, sleep disturbances, and QoL in CIDP patients.

Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 40 patients diagnosed with CIDP randomly allocated to treatment with 100-500 mg gabapentin (n=20) or 50-300 mg pregabalin (n=20) both co-medicated with 37.

Epidemiological and clinical features of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis: A population-based study in Isfahan, Iran, between 1997-2020.

Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system (CNS), affecting individuals younger than 18 years of age. We sought to characterize the epidemiological and clinical features of patients with POMS in Isfahan, Iran, from April 1997 to March 2020. The medical records of patients with POMS in the databases of Isfahan Department of Public Health and Isfahan Multiple Sclerosis Society (IMSS) were retrospectively reviewed.

COVID-19-related knowledge, risk perception, information seeking, and adherence to preventive behaviors among undergraduate students, southern Iran.

Globally, the novel COVID-19 has been recognized as one of the most important pandemics and devastating diseases in human history, with many deaths and morbidities. In the absence of effective treatment and limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine, people must adhere to recommended preventive measures. This study aimed to determine the level of COVID-19 knowledge, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and health information-seeking and preventive behaviors as well as associated factors with preventive behaviors in a sample of Iranian students at Persian Gulf University.

COVID-19 and the Risk of Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Fight with No Bystander Effect?

Background: COVID-19 is speculated to increase the likelihood of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) exacerbation.

Objective: To investigate the association between contraction of COVID-19 and incidence of acute MS attacks in RRMS patients six months post-infection.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study compares the risk of relapse in RRMS patients with (n=56) and without COVID-19 (n=69).

MRI signs of CNS demyelinating diseases.

The differential diagnosis of the central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating diseases can be greatly facilitated by visualization and appreciation of pathognomonic radiological signs, visualized on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences. Given the distinct therapeutic approaches for each of these diseases, a decisive and reliable diagnosis in patients presenting with demyelination-associated symptoms is of crucial value. Multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) are major examples of such conditions, each possessing a number of MRI signs, closely associated with the disorder.

Comparison of the importance and observance of the patient's bill of rights from the perspectives of patients and personnel of hospitals in Kerman.

Patients' rights are among the most important criteria for evaluating the quality of health services. The current study aimed to determine the importance and observance of the patient's bill of rights. This cross-sectional study was done in Kerman, Iran.

WITHDRAWN: Incidence and mortality of COVID-19 in Iranian multiple sclerosis patients treated with disease-modifying therapies.

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Comparison of various methods for DNA extraction from human isolated paraffin-embedded hydatid cyst samples.

Successful molecular research with reliable results depends on achieving significant and uniform amounts of genomic DNA from the parasite as the first and most basic step. Therefore, selection of an appropriate method that minimizes damage to the DNA of the parasite, is very important. In this study, we are going to describe a method that can extract DNA from human isolated paraffin-embedded hydatid cysts with a high quality and quantity.

Isoenzyme profiles and phylogenetic analysis of Giardia duodenalis isolates from Iranian patients.

The main objective of this study was to characterize the Giardia duodenalis isolates from Iranian patients in Fars Province, south of Iran by biochemical and molecular methods. Fifteen mass cultivated of G. duodenalis isolates in modified TYI-S-33 medium were analyzed using isoenzyme electrophoresis and PCR genotyping.

Organochlorine pesticides contamination in agricultural soils of southern Iran.

There is limited information about pesticide contamination in Iran's agricultural land, particularly in plains producing exportable fruits. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the concentration of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) including hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), heptachlor, dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT), chlordane (CHL), and their isomers compounds in agricultural soils of southern Iran. A total of 28 topsoil samples were collected from agricultural lands of Dalaki and Shabankare areas, Bushehr, Iran.

Phylogenetic Analysis of Human Genotypes in Fars Province, Southern Iran.

Background: This study is the first phylogenetic genotype analysis of in Iran. The main objective was to determine genotyping and identify the sub-assemblages of isolates involved in the transmission of giardiasis in Fars Province, south of Iran, in 2012.

Methods: Forty isolates were collected from the patient's fecal samples with gastrointestinal discomfort referred to the health centers and hospitals in Shiraz, Fars Province, south of Iran.

Molecular Identification of Giardia duodenalis Isolates from Fars Province, Iran.

Background: Giardia duodenalis is one of the most common human intestinal protozoan parasites worldwide and is endemic throughout the world with a vast range of mammalian hosts. The present study aimed to identify the prevalence of G. duodenalis isolates and determine the most common of its assemblages in the patients referring to health centers and hospitals in Fars province, Iran that will be subjected to further molecular investigation.

Quality of life, social desirability and their relationship in opium addicted persons in southeast of Iran.

Background & Aim: Addiction leads to many problems which may adversely affect addicted people, their families and impose health care agencies with many challenges. This study aimed to examined quality of life (QoL), social desirability and their relationship among opium addicted persons in southeast of Iran.

Material & Methods: In a cross-sectional study conducted from September 2012 to January 2013, 123 addicted people were studied.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice about Emergency Contraception among health staff in Bushehr state, south of Iran.

Emergency Contraception (EC) is used within a few days of unprotected sex to prevent an unintended pregnancy. About one quarter of pregnancies in south of Iran are unintended. EC is important option that women can use after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure for preventing of unplanned pregnancies and adverse maternal and perinatal health outcomes.

IL-10 and IL-12 production in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis total lipid antigens in multidrug resistant tuberculosis.

Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipid antigens take part in pathogenicity of the bacterium but the response of monocytes/macrophages to these antigens in tuberculosis is not well known.

Objective: The aim of current investigation was to study the M. tuberculosis lipid antigens in tuberculosis pathogenesis.