Clinical guidelines for traumatic brain injuries in children and boys.

The main aim of management of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is to hold normal ranges for optimizing the most proper outcomes. However, to provide physiologic requirements to an injured brain it is very important to enhance the quality of recovery and minimize secondary injuries. The aim of study is to identify proper guidelines to manage pediatric TBI.

Survey of efficacy of pediatric appendicitis score in Iranian patients less than 18 years old referred to the emergency department.

Introduction: Abdominal pain, in particular appendicitis, is a common cause of emergency department visits in children. Therefore, early diagnosis is very important. There are different scoring systems for the diagnosis of appendicitis.

Humoral immune system state in ß thalassemia major.

Aim: To investigate the humeral immune markers in patients with β-thalassemia major (TM).

Methods: In this historical - cohort study (August to December 2007), the case group consisted of 34 TM patients and the control group included the same number of their gender and age matched healthy siblings. Serum levels of CH50, C3, C4, IgE, IgG,IgA,IgM and also ASO and Isohemaglutinin titers were determined and compared between the case and control groups (P<0.