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This research was carry out with aim of study of factors affecting the IQ of children 4-6 years old born preterm. This analytical-cross sectional study was carried out on 102 premature children with age 4-6 years old during years 2004 to 2006. The tools used in this study were Wechsler intelligence scale for children and questioner including demographical characteristic. In this study we used t-test and spearman correlation and also SPSS-18 was used to analyze data. In this study there was statistical relationship between normal child development and gestational age, birth weight, maternal education, multiple pregnancies, but there were not any statistical significant relationship between the history of preterm birth and child s gender, consanguinity parents, apgar, mother job. IQ in preterm babies who admitted in the NICU was lower than non-admitted preterm or term babies
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Cognitive problems in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] include poor concentration and impaired memory. Prevalence of PTSD in all aspects of life is 8% in USA. Regarding the importance of memory in functional levels, this study was performed to review memory status in these patients. Fifty male war veterans with PTSD and major depression and 50 male non-veterans with depression participated in this study performed at psychiatric outpatient ward in Baqiyatallah hospital during 2008-2009. The patients met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. Depression severity, sex, age, educational level, and marital status were matched in both groups. A psychologist completed demographic and Mississippi questionnaires, PTSD checklist [PCL], beck depression Inventory and wechsler memory scale. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software [version 11.0]. A P-value smaller than 0.05 was considered significant. The mean age of the veterans and non-veterans was 43.9 +/- 4.7 and 42 +/- 9.4 years, respectively. Memory status did not differ between the two groups [P>0.05]. There was no statistically significant correlation between duration and severity of PTSD with memory impairment [P>0.05]. A negative correlation was found between personal and general information with re-experiencing in the veterans [P<0.05]. Impaired memory was correlated with age greater than 45, educational level lower than high school diploma, severity of depression and longer participation in war. Although both PTSD and major depression affected memory, but memory status did not differ between patients with PTSD and depression and patients with chronic depression
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Cochlear implantations have become a routinely performed and successful surgical intervention in both adults and children. The current article reports the complications encountered in various age groups of consecutive children who underwent implantation in our center. We performed a prospective analysis of all profoundly deaf children who underwent cochlear implantation from March 2006 to July 2009 at Baqhiyatallah Cochlear Implantation Center. All patients were younger than 5 years old at the time of implantation. The minor complications occurred in 49 [18.7%] cases, The most common postoperative complications were temporary facial weakness detected in 15 cases [5.7%] all of which were reversible. Magnet wound was observed in 14 [5.3%] patients, keloid formation in 10 [3.8%], wound infection in 2 [0.8%], otitis media in 5 [2%], and electrode movement, meningitis, vertigo, Laryngospasm each in 1 [0.4%] case was detected among our patients. Cochlear implantation in children continues to be reliable and safe in experienced hands, with a low percentage of severe complications as long as the patient is monitored closely