Evaluation the Response to Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Iranian Overweight/obese Children
Evaluation the Response to Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Iranian Overweight/obese Children

Shahsanam Gheibi; Ahmad Ali Nikibakhsh; Roghayyeh Goshaderou

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1305-1313

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6444

Abstract
  Background Recently the prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities has increased in children, in the worldwide. Some evidences show that there is a reverse relation between the serum ...  Read More
A New Nonsense Mutation in CDKL5 Gene in a Male Patient with Early Onset Refractory Epilepsy: a Case Report
A New Nonsense Mutation in CDKL5 Gene in a Male Patient with Early Onset Refractory Epilepsy: a Case Report

Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard; Shadab Salehpour; Vahidreza Yassaee; Mohammad Miryounesi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1315-1318

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6394

Abstract
  Background The X-linked cyclin-dependent kinase like 5 (CDKL5/STK9) gene has been shown to be responsible for a severe encephalopathy condition characterized by early onset of epilepsy ...  Read More
Three Cases of a Rare Association: Double Aortic Arch
Three Cases of a Rare Association: Double Aortic Arch

Mohamad Abbasi Tashnizi; Mrjan Joudi; Azra Izanloo; Ghasem Soltani; Reihaneh Hasanzadeh; Mehdi Fathi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1319-1321

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6262

Abstract
  Background Vascular ring is less than 1% of congenital heart disease. Double aortic arch (DAA) is the most common form of it.  Its detecting is important because of the effects ...  Read More
The Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms in Elementary and Middle School Students in Kurdistan Province, the West of Iran
The Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms in Elementary and Middle School Students in Kurdistan Province, the West of Iran

Rasoul Nasiri Kalmarzi; Ali Shekari; Majid Tajik; Pedram Ataee; Ghazale Homagostar; Daem Roshani; vahid ghobadidana; Sairan Nili

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1323-1330

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6428

Abstract
  Background Asthma is one of the most important childhood diseases in developing countries. The prevalence, mortality, and economic burden of the disease have taken a rising trend since ...  Read More
Socio-demographic and Lifestyle Factors in Breastfeeding Mothers, Referring to Isfahan Health Centers
Socio-demographic and Lifestyle Factors in Breastfeeding Mothers, Referring to Isfahan Health Centers

Zahra Sohrabi; Fatemeh Momenzadeh; Seyedeh Zahra Aemmi; Malihe Tabibi; Zahra Musavi; Mitra Savabi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1331-1337

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6423

Abstract
  Background The feeding importance of child in first two years of life and mental damage caused by malnutrition during this period is obvious. However the mother's lifestyle and long-term ...  Read More
Effects of Vitamin A in Neonates and Young Infants
Effects of Vitamin A in Neonates and Young Infants

Gian Maria Pacifici

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1339-1354

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6445

Abstract
  Vitamin A is the generic name given to a group of fat-soluble compounds including retinol (the alcohol form), retinyl esters, retinaldehyde and retinol acid. Deficiency, first recognized ...  Read More
White Cell Indices and CRP: Predictors of Meningitis in Neonatal Sepsis?
White Cell Indices and CRP: Predictors of Meningitis in Neonatal Sepsis?

Fredrick Dapaah-Siakwan; Sonia Mehra; Shaina Lodhi; Anastasia Mikhno; Gail Cameron

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1355-1364

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6239

Abstract
  Background Objective: To evaluate the utility of specific cut-off values for C- reactive protein (CRP) and immature-to-total neutrophil ratio (I/T) as screening tests for meningitis ...  Read More
The Association between Depression and Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Adolescents
The Association between Depression and Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Adolescents

Müsemma Karabel; Şeref Şimşek; Yusuf Kenan Haspolat; Selvi Kelekçi; Duran Karabel; Tuba Tuncel; Velat Şen; Ünal Uluca; İlhan Tan; Cahit Şahin

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1365-1372

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6463

Abstract
  Background Depression, a challenging disorder, affects 1–6% of adolescents and early onset often predicts more serious manifestations in later life. Elevated Parathyroid hormone ...  Read More
Comparative Study of High Powerful Magnet with Conventional Repair of Suture in the Intestinal Anastomosis of Rats
Comparative Study of High Powerful Magnet with Conventional Repair of Suture in the Intestinal Anastomosis of Rats

Marjan Joudi; Ali Reza Sabzevari; Mehdi Fathi; Mohamad Kalantari; Akbar Pakdel; Amin Dalili; Azra Izanloo

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1373-1379

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6398

Abstract
  Background In this study, given the importance of gastrointestinal anastomosis in surgical procedures, attempts have been made to compare the results of employing magnetic compression ...  Read More
Status of Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life among Hearing-Impaired Adolescents
Status of Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life among Hearing-Impaired Adolescents

Tayebeh Reyhani; Vahideh Mohammadpour; Seyedeh Zahra Aemmi; Seyed Reza Mazlom; Seyed Mohsen Asghari Nekah

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1381-1386

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6375

Abstract
  Background Annual four to five thousand babies are born with hearing loss in the Iran. Hearing impairment is a disability that affects the quality of life of people with this problem. ...  Read More
Investigating the Impact of Educational Spaces Painted on Learning and Educational Achievement of Elementary Students in Ahvaz, Southwest of Iran
Investigating the Impact of Educational Spaces Painted on Learning and Educational Achievement of Elementary Students in Ahvaz, Southwest of Iran

Abdolreza Gilavand; Mohammad Hosseinpour

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1387-1396

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6439

Abstract
  Background Understanding environmental factors affecting the educational process and including them in educational planning will lead into increased outcome of education, mental health, ...  Read More
The Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA): a Case Series and Brief Review
The Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA): a Case Series and Brief Review

Aliasghar Moeinipour; Mohammad Abbassi Teshnisi; Hassan Mottaghi Moghadam; Nahid Zirak; Reihaneh Hassanzadeh; Hamid Hoseinikhah; Abbas Bahreini

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1397-1405

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6438

Abstract
  Background Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular defect that occurs in approximately 1/300 000 live births or 0.5% of ...  Read More
External Genital Abnormalities and Inguinal Hernia among Males of Children Nurseries, North West of Iran
External Genital Abnormalities and Inguinal Hernia among Males of Children Nurseries, North West of Iran

Hossein Haratipour; Pouneh Zolfaghari; Mohammad Bagher Sohrabi Sohrabi; Behrooz Yahyaei; Nasim Nick kheslat; Ehahe Yahyaei; Ali Ghasemi; Zahra Eskandari

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1407-1411

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6550

Abstract
  Background Abnormalities of external genitalia in male children nurseries and inguinal hernia are the most common congenital disorders in children. We aimed to determine prevalence ...  Read More
Is Meal Frequency Associated with Mental Distress and Violent Behaviors in Children and Adolescents? the CASPIAN IV Study
Is Meal Frequency Associated with Mental Distress and Violent Behaviors in Children and Adolescents? the CASPIAN IV Study

Hossein Ansari; Roya Kelishadi; Mostafa Qorbani; Morteza Mansourian; Zeinab Ahadi; Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh; Gelayol Ardalan; Saeid Safiri; Hamid Asayesh; Rasool Mohammadi; Ramin Heshmat

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1413-1421

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6476

Abstract
  Background: This study aimed to assess the relationship between meal frequency with mental distress and violent behavior among a nationally representative sample of Iranian children ...  Read More
Adolescence Health: the Needs, Problems and Attention
Adolescence Health: the Needs, Problems and Attention

Habibolah Taghizadeh Moghaddam; Abbas Bahreini; Maryam Ajilian Abbasi; Fatemeh Fazli; Masumeh Saeidi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, Pages 1423-1438

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6569

Abstract
    Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological human development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood. There are approximately ...  Read More