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    • Non-Judicial Hanging in Guilan Province, Iran between 2011 and 2013 

      Vahid Monsef Kasmaee; Behzad Zohrevandi; Payman Asadi; Negar Shakouri (2015-03-14)
      Introduction: Hanging is one of the most commonly used way to commit suicide in many countries. This method used in suicide is considered a problem in Iran too, but no clear data exists regarding hanging in different regions ...

    • Part 3: Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratios of Diagnostic Tests 

      Alireza Baratloo; Saeed Safari; Mohamed Elfil; Ahmed Negida (2015-08-15)
      In the previous two parts of educational manuscript series in Emergency, we explained some screening characteristics of diagnostic tests including accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive ...

    • Prevalence of Tramadol Consumption in First Seizure Patients; a One-Year Cross-sectional Study 

      Payman Asadi; Vahid Monsef Kasmaei; Seyyed Zia Ziabari; Behzad Zohrevandi; Aslan Moadab Manesh (2015-06-06)
      Introduction: Previous studies have shown that there is a probability of seizure even with therapeutic doses of tramadol. Yet, no accurate data exist regarding this problem in Iran. Therefore, the present study aimed to ...

    • Third Ventricle Colloid Cyst as a Cause of Sudden Drop Attacks of a 13-Year-Old Boy 

      Behzad Zohrevandi; Vahid Monsef Kasmaee; Payman Asadi; Hosna Tajik (2015-01-04)
      Colloid cysts are mucous-filled masses with an outer fibrous layer. These cysts are rare developmental malformation and not a true neoplasm. They usually found incidentally and are asymptomatic; but in some cases may ...