Iranian Medicinal Plants and Intractable Epilepsy in Childhood: A Narrative Review

Farah Ashrafzadeh; Hadi Tohidi; Elnaz Faraji; Alireza Ataei Nakhaei

Volume 5, Issue 2 , June 2018, , Pages 33-36

https://doi.org/10.22038/rcm.2017.18861.1183

Abstract
  Epilepsy is a major neurological disorder, which may occur in all age groups, including children. Approximately 20% of epileptic children are drug-resistant. Uncontrolled seizures pose variable risks to patients, such as increased mortality rate, trauma, and cognitive and psychiatric disorders. Therefore, ...  Read More

Severe Backache followed by Lumbar Punctur

Ezzat Khodashenas; Alireza Ataei Nakhaei; Elahe Heidari

Volume 4, Issue 4 , December 2017, , Pages 173-175

https://doi.org/10.22038/rcm.2018.25995.1214

Abstract
  The purpose of this study is to report a case of severe back pain following lumbar puncture (LP), which was associated with an accidental tether cord syndrome (TCS) in MRI. The patient was a 10-year-old boy that was hospitalized in the pediatric ward for severe headache and to rule out meningitis. First, ...  Read More