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M Mohebian , M Modaghegh , A Parsapoor ,
Volume 57, Issue 1 (7 1999)
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An appropriate approach to surgical patients in emergency situations needs meticulous consideration, especially those with incarcerated inguinal hernias, since delay or inappropriate treatment may lead to severe complications or even death. According to this fact, medical records of patients with incarcerated inguinal hernias referred to emergency department of Sina hospital were surveyed during a 40 year period by a retrospective study. Routine criteria indicating strangulation in incarcerated inguinal hernia were compared between a group of patients with intestinal necrosis and those without this complication. Among 87 patients with relatively complete records which were all operated (immediately or with some delay), 13 patients had intestinal necrosis for whom intestinal resection was performed. The comparison between the gangrenous group and those without grangrene according to the mean interval between the onset of symptoms and hospitalization, body temperature, pulse rate and WBC count, was performed by student t-test, but no significant difference was found. Considering the safety of surgery especially for anterior herniorrhaphy which ia familiar to all surgery residents, the authors suggest immediate operation through ant. approach for incarcerated inguinal hernias
Borghei Sh, Motesadi Zarandi M, Mohebi H,
Volume 58, Issue 4 (8 2000)
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The term histiocytosis refers to a group of idiopathic clinics entities characterized by diffuse proliferation of mature histiocytes associated with tumorlike masses of foamy reticuloendothelial cells containing lipoid droplets with variable number of eosinophiles and connective tissue. This cells causes tumorlike masses in the bones and other vicera in the body thus it may have very different clinical signs and symptoms. Also it may have acute and fulminant form or chronic and slowly progressive. We have an interesting case with multiple organ involvement and chronic otitis media with granulation in the external audiotory canal and perforation of tympanic membrane. The patient was 3 years old with diabetes insipidus and visceral involvement such as hepato-splenomegaly. Histologic diagnosis was Hand Schuller Christian disease.
Mohaghegh A, Bakhtiarian A, Mohebitabar S, Forghani Z, Imami-Khansari, Ghazi-Khansari M, Hossieni M, Sabzeh -Khah S, Siadatian S, Kalantari N,
Volume 66, Issue 2 (1 2008)
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Background: Hypertension is a very common and important disease. There are conflicting reports about mercury, a trace element, in the genesis of hypertension.

Methods: In this study we examined the relationship between blood mercury levels and hypertension prevalence in a population-based sample of hypertensive and normotensive patients at the Shariati Hospital and the Tehran Heart Center in Tehran, Iran. A cross sectional sampling of 224 patients, aged 40-80 years, who participated in physical examinations conducted in 2006 were included in this study. The population that participated in this study were sample of hypertensive (n=112) which had essential hypertension and normotensive (n=112) patients which had no history of essential hypertension at the Shariati Hospital and the Tehran Heart Center in Tehran. The consent of all the patients were taken in the written form before the experiments. After selecting the patients the range of blood mercury levels were measured with Flame atomic absorption.

Results: The range of blood mercury levels was 0 to 39.55 µg/dL. The mean blood mercury level of hypertensive patients (10.75 +1.23 µg/dL) was higher than that of normotensive patients (1.6 +1.02 µg/dL). There was a significant difference in the mean blood mercury level of normotensive men (1.74 +1.56 µg/dL) versus that of hypertensive men (11.9 +1.38 µg/dL). The mean blood mercury level of normotensive women (1.5 µg/dL) was also significantly different from that of hypertensive women (9.65 +0.53 µg/dL) (p<0.001).

Conclusions: In this population, there is a positive relationship between the concentration of blood mercury levels and the presence of hypertension.


Niroumanesh Sh, Mohebi M,
Volume 67, Issue 1 (4 2009)
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Background: Previous studies have suggested the presence of a relationship between the increase of NRBC and the duration and intensity of asphyxia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of fetal heart rate pattern and the number of NRBC's in umbilical cord blood sample at birth.

Methods: We enrolled 322 pregnant women with healthy, term fetuses who referred to Mirza Kouchak Khan Hospital for pregnancy termination in 2005 in a case-control study. All patients underwent continuous FHR monitoring and based on their FHR pattern, they were divided into two groups with normal FHR pattern and at least one abnormality in FHR pattern (including absence of beat to beat variability absence of proper acceleration and early, late, variable and prolonged deceleration). Samples of umbilical cord blood were evaluated for NRBC count and pH immediately after birth. The variables were compared in these two groups.

Results: The mean NRBC count was significantly higher in patients with any kind of deceleration (late, variable, early or prolonged) in comparison with controls (respectively 11.88±4.406, 8.32±4.64, 10.58±5.366, and 4.11±4.913 vs. 0.93±1.790 in controls). Furthermore the mean NRBC count was significantly higher in patients with absence of acceleration or beat to beat variability (10.73±5.07 and 13.73±3.58 vs. 1.47±2.50). There was a negative correlation between 5th minute Apgar score and umbilical cord blood sample with mean NRBC count of umbilical cord blood sample.

Conclusion: Any abnormality in FHR pattern is associated with a significant increase in mean NRBC count of umbilical cord blood sample. There is also a significant relationship between the 5th minute Apgar score and umbilical cord blood sample pH, and mean NRBC count in umbilical cord blood sample.


Mohagheghi A, Mohebi M, Kamal Hedayat D, Tabatabaee A, Naseri N,
Volume 69, Issue 6 (6 2011)
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Background: This study was designed to explore the contribution of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with indication for coronary angiography. Coronary angiography is defined as the radiographic visualization of the coronary vessels after injection of radio opaque contrast media. Despite the recognition of risk factors for CAD, the association between related risk factors and angiographic findings remains controversial. The aim of the present study was to explore the association between Gensini scores and major cardiovascular risk factors in patients with indications for coronary angiography.
Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 495 patients who had been hospitalized at Dr. Shariati Hospital during September 2009 to September 2010 and had undergone coronary angiography. The patients were evaluated for the severity of coronary lesions on the angiogram by Gensini scoring system. The patients were also evaluated for the presence or absence of DM, hypertension, family history of cardiac diseases, low HDL, hyperlipoproteinemia, hypertriglyceridemia and cigarette smoking. Statistical analysis wad done to find any relationship between Gensini scores and cardiovascular risk factors.
Results: The study population consisted of 249 men (50.3%) and 245 woman (49.5%) with a mean age of 58.1±10.3 years. A positive correlation was found between age (P=0.04), sex (P=0.008), HDL (P=0.04) smoking (P=0.0001) and diabetes (P<0.013) with Gensini scores.
Conclusion: In patients with indications of angiography, Gensini scores provide valuable prognostic information on cardiovascular risk factors. Age, sex, HDL, smoking and diabetes are related to the severity of coronary lesions on the angiograms.


Mehdi Mohebi , Khalil Pourkhalili , Mahnaz Kesmati , Samad Akbarzadeh , Zahra Akbari ,
Volume 72, Issue 3 (June 2014)
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Background: Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids (AAS) are mainly abused by athletes for improvement of muscle performance. Data suggest that the effect of AAS on neurobiochemicals related to behavioral response, may be underlies psychological adverse effects. Physical activity has beneficial psychophysiological effects, which may be related to increased serum levels of endogenous opioid peptides during exercise. In the present study we aimed to study the effect of chronic administration of nandrolone decanoate on beta-endorphin and met-enkephalin level in exercising rats. Methods: In this experimental study, forty male Wistar rats were randomly assigned in two main groups of sedentary and trained (2 weeks swimming exercise). Animals in each group were divided in two subgroups of control (received nandrolone solvent) and drug treatment (received nandrolone 15 mg/kg, 5 times/week). After two weeks of swimming exercise and drug treatment, serum levels of beta-endorphin and met-enkephalin were measured using ELIZA. Results: Our data showed that two weeks of swimming exercise training significantly increased serum beta-endorphin (114±5 vs. 98±5 ng/l in control group, P= 0.038) and met-enkephalin levels (1556±42 vs. 1475±27 ng/l in control group, P= 0.25). However, chronic administration of nandrolone decanoate in trained group considerably de-creased beta-endorphin (84±4 vs. 114±5 ng/l in control group, P= 0.002) and met-enkephalin levels (1378±36 vs. 1556±42 ng/l in control group, P= 0.011). The effect of supraphysiologic doses of nandrolone decanoate in control sedentary group was not statistically significant. Conclusion: In the present study we show that chronic nandrolone decanoate admin-istration attenuates effects of two weeks swimming exercise on serum opioid peptide and reduces the level of beta-endorphin and met-enkephalin. Keeping in mind that opi-oidergic system play an important role in behavior, athletes abusing anabolic steroid drugs may potentially experience changes in mood and behavior.
Mehdi Mohebi, Fateme Karami , Mohammad Hossein Modarressi, Seyed Mohammad Akrami ,
Volume 74, Issue 2 (May 2016)
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Background: Lots of vitamin D functions are mediated by its steroid family receptor (VDR). Vitamin D role in infertility is reported by significant fertility reduction in many male laboratory animals with vitamin D deficiency. The reason for reduced fertility in male VDR-null mouse model has been reported to be reduced sperm count and sperm motility. Vitamin D has effects on sperm motility, sperm-ovum coupling, and acrosome reaction stimulation. As VDR is expressed in human male reproductive system, the aim of the current study was to investigate the role of rs2228570 polymorphism of VDR gene in male infertility.

Methods: Investigation was done as a case-control study on infertile azoospermic or oligospermic men referring to Avicenna Research Institute from March 2014 to April 2015. Rs2228570 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located in exon 1 of VDR gene was chosen according to its role on protein function. Blood sampling was done on cases and control groups and after DNA extraction the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) reaction was designed and performed on 100 normal cases, 100 azoospermic and 100 oigospermic control samples. Distribution of quantitative age variable was done using Student’s t-test and qualitative variables (genotype and allelic frequencies) was done using SPSS, ver. 22 (Chicago, IL, USA).

Results: Chi-square test didn’t show significant difference between two case groups and controls (Azoosperm and control P=0.5 and oligosperm and control P=0.09). Comparing CC genotype frequency with TT and CT genotypes (azoosperm and control P=0.48 OR=0.77, oligosperm and control, P=0.17 OR=0.77) and in comparing between TT genotype with CT and CC genotypes (azoosperm and control P=0.49 OR=3.03, oligosperm and control P=0.19 OR=7.21) the difference between these groups was not significant and didn’t increase the probability of disease and didn’t show protective role against it.

Conclusion: According to the findings, the association between rs2228570 polymorphism of vitamin D receptor gene and infertility was not significant and investigation of other polymorphisms might show a relationship with male infertility.


Jalaledin Mirzay Razaz , Zahra Mohebi, Majid Haji Faraji , Anahita Houshiarrad , Hassan Eini-Zinab , Mojgan Agah Haris ,
Volume 76, Issue 10 (January 2019)
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Background: According to the previous studies, stress influences on eating behavior and is associated with unhealthy food selection. Furthermore, the research literature indicates that stress, anxiety, and depression can cause polyphagia and overweight. The purpose of present study is to investigate the relationship between depression, anxiety, and stress scales and dietary behavior in female high school students.
Methods: The cross-section study was carried out from April to December 2016 on high school female students of Tehran City by confirmation and protection of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology Faculty at Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran. 400 samples were selected by using multistage cluster sampling method. After receiving consent and recording socio-economic information, the data associated with stress, anxiety, and depression score were collected by a short questionnaire of Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21 (DASS-21). In order to survey the dietary behavior of students, the 168-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was applied. In addition, to assess the association between dietary behavior and stress, anxiety and depression, chi-squared test and logistic regression model were employed.
Results: Based on the results of the present paper, 49.8 percent of students, studied in this research, had stress levels, 56.3 percent of them suffered from anxiety and 55.3 percent of them had depression levels. The salt intake amounts of students who had high stress, depression, and anxiety, were more than of normal ones (respectively P=0.01, 0.02, 0.006). Additionally, fast food consumptions of students, suffering from anxiety, were also higher than normal (P=0.07). Subjects, which were categorized in depressed group, rarely eat natural fruit juice (P=0.03), and, stressful students use few natural fruit juices (P=0.006) and few fresh fruits too (P=0.02).
Conclusion: Students with levels of stress, depression and anxiety in comparison to normal students, have more undesirable food habits, such problems may lead dietary behavior to unhealthy foods. More studies are required to clarify the relationships between dietary behavior and stress, depression and anxiety.

Parviz Karimi, Hossein Seidkhani, Zahra Mohebinejad, Shayan Hasanvand,
Volume 83, Issue 4 (July 2025)
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Background: Seizures are common neurological disorders in childhood, with a prevalence of 4 to 6 cases per 1,000 children in the community. This study was conducted to evaluate the prognosis of the first non-provoked seizure in terms of recurrence.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, the records of all patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of seizure without a trigger for the first time at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam from April 2016 to March 2019 were reviewed retrospectively. Information was extracted from the patients' records. All records were reviewed in terms of seizure type characteristics.
Results: The results of imaging with seizure recurrence in these patients showed that there was a significant relationship between the result of the first imaging and the report of seizure recurrence (P≥0.001 and Phi-Cramers=0.729). Since EEG of all patients was not recorded, they were excluded from the study. There was also a significant relationship between drug treatment and seizure recurrence at a significance level of 5% (P=0.004 and Phi-Cramers=0.273). This study showed that among the 64 patients who had started drug treatment, 44 reported no seizure recurrence and 20 reported seizure recurrence, and among the 54 patients who had not received drug treatment, 23 reported no seizure recurrence and 31 reported seizure recurrence. In the first year, the highest frequency of seizure recurrence was in the first 6 months. With increasing time after seizure, the rate of seizure recurrence decreased. The highest percentage of seizures without a triggering factor was in the age group of 5-10 years and the lowest percentage was in the age group under 5 years.
Conclusion: Identifying key factors associated with seizure recurrence will enable healthcare professionals to tailor their diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, ultimately enhancing patient care and safety. By understanding the importance of family history, seizure characteristics, and neuroimaging findings, clinicians can make informed decisions that may prevent life-threatening complications and minimize cognitive impairment in affected children.

Hedayat Heydarizadeh, Hossein Seyedkhani, Zahra Mohebinajad, Ali Heydarizadeh,
Volume 83, Issue 5 (August 2025)
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Background: Chronic abdominal pain, which is defined as long-term or intermittent abdominal pain, is a common problem in children. Helicobacter pylori infection is acquired in childhood and is one of the important causes of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and stomach cancer, so this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in children with chronic abdominal pain referred to Imam Hospital in 1402.
Methods: This study is descriptive-cross-sectional and the statistical population of children with chronic abdominal pain referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam city in 1402 was tested for Helicobacter bacteria. Helicobacter pylori was checked using stool antigen test.
Results: This study was conducted on 140 children with chronic abdominal pain with an average age of 7.06 years in the age range of 2-16 years, the majority of children living in Ilam city were boys. The type of feeding was reported in all children as regular, and the majority of them were the result of cesarean delivery (67.9%). The prevalence of 40.7% showed HP positivity in children with chronic abdominal pain. The majority of children in the age group of 4-8 years had Helicobacter pylori positive, 20 people (35.7%) and in children older than 12 years, Helicobacter pylori had the lowest frequency. The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori was reported more in girls than in boys, and among the studied cities it was the highest. The outbreak was in the city of Ilam. There was no difference between the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori with age, sex, place of residence and type of delivery.
Conclusion: The general results of our study show that Helicobacter pylori is an important factor for chronic abdominal pain in children, but factors such as sex, place of residence and type of delivery do not affect its prevalence. It is suggested that in future studies, the family history, parents' infection with Helicobacter pylori and its relationship with transmission to the child should be measured.


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