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This research focuses on Myriam Harry’s literature and the representation of strangers’ images, in this case, Iran, in order to analyze his specificities. In this context, our attention concentrates especially on the travel stories written by Harry at the beginning of the XX century, reflecting on the mechanisms which are the origins of the formation of these hetero and auto images, based on collective imaginary, resulting from the inseparable process between otherness and identity. Relying on the methodological assumptions of imagology, especially those recommended by Daniel-Henri Pageaux, this work pretends to go through the analytical approach of the literary images of the ‘other’. This way, we aimed to answer the questions regarding the otherness while following closely the course of this concept through the places, characters, customs, idioms, and literature which constitute the material of Harry’s work. It is by applying the propositions of Pageaux on the selected works of Harry that this research aims to shed light on the operations of the imagotypical look of the author and her attitudes designated by the words like ‘mania’, and ‘phobia’ or ‘philia’. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and aims: Temporal lobe and tonic-clonic seizures are the most common types of epilepsy. It is a disease that disrupts the regulation of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis. The disturbance in the regulation of this axis affects the secretion of hormones from the anterior pituitary. Due to the different origins of these 2 types of epilepsy listed above, this study aimed to examine their differences in the level of anterior pituitary hormones. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Al-Zahra hospital of Isfahan, Iran, from 2014 to 2016. A total of 36 patients with the idiopathic first seizure were selected for the examination including 20 patients with tonic-clonic seizure and 16 patients with temporal lobe seizure. The diagnosis of epilepsy was confirmed by a neurologist along with electroencephalogram (EEG) findings. The levels of anterior pituitary hormones including thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), GH (growth hormone), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and PRL (prolactin) were measured and compared using ELISA method in both groups. Results: The results indicated that all the anterior pituitary hormones except TSH and ACTH had higher means in the temporal lobe epilepsy than in the tonic-clonic epilepsy, but a significant difference (mean ± SD) was reported only in GH (4.59±2.95) (2.55±1.87) (P < 0.005) and FSH (19.4±14.06) (4.34±2.37) (P < 0.033) respectively in the temporal lobe and tonic-clonic seizures. Meanwhile, there was a significant relationship between seizure, regardless of its type, and the level of growth hormone and FSH. Conclusion: In the future, hormonal changes may be used as an adjunct to diagnose the type of epilepsy. More studies are required to confirm the findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]