Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Volume:16 Issue: 6, 2013

Damage to Spermatogenic and fertility disorders are among major side effects of chemotography drugs such as busulfan. To reduce the side effects of these drugs different methods such as protecting and fixing germinal cell epithelium، while employing chemotherapy are used. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exogenous melatonin on the treatment of oligospermic in spermatogenesis. Sixty adult Wistar rats were used and randomly divided into 6 groups: 1-the control group، 2-recipient busulfan، 3-recipient of the DMSO (Vehicle busulfan)، 4-surgical sham group، 5-Pinealectomized، recipient busulfan and ethanol (Vehicle melatonin)، 6-Pinealectomized، recipient busulfan and melatonin as experimental group. Single dose of busulfan (20mg/kg) and melatonin (0. 5mg/kg) for 60 days were used by IP injection. Busulfan significantly reduced sperm parameters (number، motility، form and size) in comparison with that of control group (p<0. 05). However، in combined treatment in comparison with recipient busulfan group، melatonin treated germinal cell epithelium and created a Spermatogenic cell mass in the seminiferous tubules. Melatonin has a protective effect on spermatogenesis via unknown mechanism. It seems that decreasing oxidative damage interfere in this mechanism.

Inadequate attention to health education and lifestyle modification are major barriers to prevention، control and treatment of high blood pressure. This study investigated the effects of group discussion with high school youth on lifestyle of their parents who have hypertension. 61 high school boys and their parents were divided into two groups. 8 sessions of group discussion for a month، regarding the need for lifestyle modification in hypertensive patients، was designed for students in the intervention group. Lifestyle changes investigated via measuring of body mass index and scales of drug consumption، frequency of blood pressure measurements، walking and feeding patterns questionnaire in month before and two months after intervention. At the end of study، mean of BMI in intervention group 0/408±0/401 and control group 0/096±0/273 decreased. Independent T-test showed statistically significant difference between groups (P>0. 01). 74/2% of the parent of intervention group and 33/3% of control group at the end of study took their medication regularly. Chi-square showed significant difference between groups (P>0. 01). At the end of study، these statistical tests also showed significantly difference between the experimental group and control group، regarding consumption salt، oil، sugar، white meat، vegetables and dairy products. Group discussion with high school students is effective on BMI، diet، regular walking and taking anti-hypertensive drugs by the parents.

Dyspepsia and gastro-oesophageal reflux diseases (GERD) are very widespread in the community throughout the world. The aim of this study was to determine the direct and indirect cost of GERD and dyspepsia in the general population. From May 2005 to December 2006، a cross-sectional study conducted in Tehran province; including 18،180 individuals with GI symptoms drawn up randomly and interviewed using a valid questionnaire. The frequency of health resource utilization (i. e. physician visit، hospitalization، and medications) and productivity loss (days off work) due to GERD and dyspepsia symptoms in the past 6 months were recorded. Cost of illness per person per year was estimated in purchasing power parity dollars (PPP$). The cost of illness per person per six-month for patients with GERD، and dyspepsia alone were around PPP$111 (320609Rials) and PPP$120 (345935Rials)، respectively. The direct costs of disease comprised 87. 7%، 89. 9%، and 75. 6% of the total costs in GERD، dyspepsia and their overlap، respectively. The highest proportions of direct costs were due to hospitalization. The smallest proportion of direct costs was due to drugs. The cost of dyspepsia and GERD is substantial for patients، health providers and society. Developing insurance industry can reduce the expense of these disorders، up to 50 percent.

Tibial torsion is one of the torsion density which rotating in the longitudes axis of the leg. To measure this deformity، different methods such as radiographic or clinical methods were presented and introduced. In this quasi-experimental study، 30 male athletes were selected randomly. Their tibial torsion angle was measured using CT scan، Lavand، Lokomso، Foot print and thigh-maleoli methods. To analyze the data، one way ANOVA and LSD test were used. The results of this study showed that there was a significant difference between CT scan and Lavand، CT scan and Lokomso، CT scan and Foot print، CT scan and tigh-maleolli angels، while no significant difference was obtained using laboratory methods. The results of this study showed that though there existed significant differences between laboratory and CT scan methods، laboratory methods did not have reliability and validity for measuring tibial torsion، and it can only be used for the recognition of tibial torsion.

Happiness is a concept، which due to its role in mental health، has been taken account by the researchers recently. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits، emotional intelligence and feeling happiness among students of Tabriz University. This study was a descriptive and analytical one. The statistical population of the research consisted of student of Tabriz University in fall 2010. A sample of 200 (100 male and 100 female) students was selected using multistage random sampling to participate in the study. Research questionnaires such as Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO- PI-R)، Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale، and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Finding showed that there is a positively significant relationship between happiness and personality traits such as extroversion، openness، agreeableness، and conscientiousness. Furthermore، it was demonstrated that happiness had a negatively significant correlation with neuroticism (P<0/01). On the other hand، the results revealed a significant positive relationship between happiness and emotional intelligence (P<0/01). Finally، regression analysis showed that personality characteristics and emotional intelligence predicted happiness، significantly in students. Finding showed that promotion of personality traits and emotional intelligence could lead to increasing happiness in students.

Although recent findings suggest that stuttering as a chronic disorder has a substantial negative impact on quality of life (QOL)، few systematic research has been conducted in this regard. The aim of this study was to compare the aspects of perceived QOL in people who stutter (PWS) and normal individuals. In this case-control pilot study، a comparative study was done on physical health، psychological health، social relationship and environmental aspects of QOL between 59 Kurdish-speaking PWS and 73 fluent speakers in Kermanshah، Iran. Standardized Persian versions of WHO QOL-BREF and a demographic questionnaire for data collection were employed. Stuttering Severity was measured using a 7-point self-rating questionnaire. Data was analysed using independent-samples T-test، U Mann Whitney and bivariate correlation. In general، PWS had lower scores on physical health، psychological health and social relationship aspects of QOL compared to normal speakers. However except for physical health aspect of QOL، these differences were not statistically significant. According to the results of bivariate correlation in PWS، there was negatively significant correlation between severity of stuttering and three aspects of QOL including physical health، psychological healthand environment. PWS showed lower physical health compared to their normal peers. Perhaps، this outcome highlights this assumption that physical aspects of QOL are more vulnerable to stuttering compared to the other aspects of daily life.

According to previous studies، some personality traits are associated with internet addiction. The purpose of this study was to compare the personality traits of adolescents who are addicted to the internet with those normal adolescents.

4342 male and female students in high schools and pre-university schools across 11 provinces of Iran through multistage cluster sampling for this study were selected. NEO personality questionnaires and Yangs’ internet addiction scale was used. For data analysis both descriptive statistics (frequency، mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (MANOVA) were employed.

While there was significant difference between first and second adolescents groups in the four subscales of neuroticism، extroversion، open to experience and agreeableness (P=0/001)، there was no statistically significant difference between groups on subscale of conscientious (P=0/348).

Adolescents who are addicted to the internet compared to the normal adolescents obtain higher scores on the subscales of neuroticism and open to experience، instead، they aquired lower scores on subscales of extroversion and conscientious. As a result، according to the personality profile of individuals susceptible to internet addiction providing the required training on the use of cyberspace seems to be essential.

Superficial mycoses are common all around the world and the incidence continues increasingly. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological indices of tinea pedis in patient who referred to medical mycology lab of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences during 1993-2010. A total of 2874 patients who had admitted for foot lesion from 1993 to 2010 were included in the study. Samples had been taken for mycological examination. The epidemiologic factors that had been obtained، recorded in a questionnaire. The collected data were analysed using SPSS. 2874 patients had been assessed. The disease had been confirmed in 918subjects (sex61. 66% male، 39. 34% female). Women of 20-40 years old were more affected while men of 40-60 and years old were more affected with the disease. 918 dermatophytes cases including: T. mentagrophytes (32. 6%); Ts. p (rubrum، mentagrophytes) (22. 2%); T. verrucosum (16. 2%); T. rubrum (12. 6%); E floccosum (6. 6%); M. canis (4. 5%); T violaceum (3. 5%); T. gypseum (1. 8%). In this study men were more affected with this disease and T. mentagrophytes was the most significant agent which is in line with other studies. Very much rate of Tinea Pedis was in spring and summer which is in line with other studies. The difference lies in this fact that in these two seasons people refer to public pools and consequently affected with this disease.

Isolated adrenal hemorrhage is an uncommon condition and its diagnosis is usually made during autopsy. Adrenal hemorrhage (AH) is one of the very rare complications of trauma in adults. AH is associated with meningococcal septicemia and disseminated intravascular coagulation (water house–Friderichsen syndrome). Hypotension، tumors، complications of pregnancy، surgical stress and anticoagulation therapy may also cause AH. Case Report: The case was a 19 year-old athlete with abdominal pain in RUQ from 3days ago in association with nausea، vomiting، loss of appetite، and history of minor abdominal trauma that was admitted to the emergency ward، diagnostic measures such as abdominal ultrasound and CT Scan revealed a hematoma like mass in right adrenal. During operation a hemorrhagic adrenal mass like was founded the patient underwent adrenalectomy with evacuation of hematoma. Pathologic examination confirmed an adrenal hemorrhage and necrosis. Because of specific anatomic location of Rt. Adrenal gland and high concentration of catecholamines، minor abdominal trauma may cause insidious، isolatated unilateral adrenal hemorrhage.

Because of the prevalent occurrence of pelvic fracture and its death consequences the present research was conducted to determine epidemiological of pelvic fracture of patients who referred to Taleqani Hospital of Kermanshah during 2002-2008. In a retrospective study، 54 patients were studied employing to patient medical file. 17 patients were women، 37of cases were men. Range of age was between 15 - 85 year. Traffic accident caused 42%. The most common type of fracture was B type (66/5). Lower extremity fracture (44. 7%) and pelvic pain (100%) were most common associated injury and clinical sign. Traumatic patient should be informed so as to be treated appropriately.