Translation, Cultural Adaptation, Validation, and Reliability of Persian-Revised Heart Failure Compliance Questionnaire.

Background: Compliance with health-related behaviors is a dilemma among heart failure (HF) patients. The present study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of a Persian translation of the revised heart failure compliance questionnaire (RHFCQ) in Iranian HF sufferers.

Methods: This methodological study was performed on outpatient HF individuals referred to a heart clinic in Isfahan, Iran.

A case study of methadone-induced delayed post-hypoxic leukoencephalopathy with improvement by antioxidant therapy.

Delayed post-hypoxic leukoencephalopathy (DPHL) is a syndrome that may occur as a result of the hypoxic event, including opiate overdose. The pathophysiology of this entity is not fully known. Within a neuropsychiatric context, the diagnosis of this rare disease is important.

Risk Factors for Pterygium in Ilam Province, Iran.

Purpose: To evaluate the risk factors for pterygium in the dry, high altitude province of Ilam, Iran.

Methods: The study included patients who presented to ophthalmology clinic. The patients were divided into two groups: 210 diagnosed with pterygium or pinguecula (unilateral or bilateral), and 210 healthy controls.