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Dementia is defined as a syndrome which is characterized by various impairments in cognitive functions, especially memory function, Most of the diagnostic criteria for dementia include memory impairment as no essential feature. Memory decline can be present as a consequence of the aging process, But it does not cause significant distress or impairment in social and occupational functionings while dementiadoes. Depression may also be associated with memory impairment. funcitionings while dementiadoes. Depression may also be associated with memory impairment. However, unlike dementia, depression dose not cause decrease in delayed verbal learning and recognition memory. In dementia, different features of memory impairment may be present depending on the involved area. Memory impairment in cortical dementia is affected by the disturbance of encoding of information and memory consolidation, while memory imparnene in subcrotical denentiy is affected y the disturbance of retrieval in subcortial dementia.
Aging ; Dementia ; Depression ; Humans ; Memory* ; Verbal Learning

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Child* ; Humans ; Tuberculosis*

BACKGROUND: Transepidermal water loss(TEWL) measurement is widely used in monitoring the degree of skin irritation. There have been many reports of site variation of TEWL between different body sites. However, there have been no reports concerning site variation on the different parts of the hand, which is important for the evaluation of hand eczema. OBJECTIVE: This study was done to better understand site variation of TEWL on the hands. METHODS: TEWL measurement has been performed on the mid-forearm and seven different sites of the hands in 20 normal human volunteers using an evaporimeter. RESULTS: A marked site variation has been observed and high values observed on most parts of the hands compared to forearms. CONCLUSION: Site selection should be seriously considered in any kind of study concerning TEWL measurement of hands.
Eczema ; Forearm ; Hand* ; Healthy Volunteers* ; Humans* ; Skin* ; Water*

Popliteal artery compression rarely occurs after posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction using the tibial inlay technique that allows for direct visualization of the surgical field. However, we experienced a popliteal artery compression after PCL reconstruction performed using the technique, which eventually required re-operation. Here, we report this rare case and discuss reasons of popliteal artery compression.
Inlays ; Popliteal Artery ; Posterior Cruciate Ligament

We report two cases of cutaneous oveilap syndrome in a 30-year-old woman and a 63-year-old woman. Histologically two cases showed characteristic findings of morphea and LE simultaneously in the same lesion. In case 1, direct immunofluoieence findings showed granular deposits of IgM, IgG, IgA along the dermoepidermal junction and antinuclear antibody test showed 1:80 positive finding. 1n case 2, direct immunofluoreaene findings were negative, but histopathologic findings showed distinct hydropic degeneration of the cell layer and thickening of basement membrane zone with the characteristic findings of morch. For the treatment, oral prednisolone(10mg/day), intralesicna triamcinolone injection and hydroxychloroquine(200rng/day), intralesional triamcinolone injection were performed respectively, but both two cases were not much improved.
Adult ; Antibodies, Antinuclear ; Basement Membrane ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin A ; Immunoglobulin G ; Immunoglobulin M ; Middle Aged ; Scleroderma, Localized ; Triamcinolone

Cutaneous horns of the penis are rare. We report a case associated with squamous cell carcinoma in a 56-year-old male. A gradually enlarging nodule had been on the glans penis for four years. He had suffered from an erythematous crusted tumor mass and horny excrescence on the glans penis which recurred and was aggravated after excision of the nodule seven months ago. Histopathologic findings of the lesions showed characteristic findings of squamous cell carcinoma and cutaneous horn. In situ DNA hybridization for human papillomavirus types 6, 11, 16, 18, 32, and 33 were all negative. The tumor mass were surgically excised and we have not found any sign of recurrence since then.
Animals ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* ; DNA ; Epithelial Cells* ; Horns* ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Penis* ; Recurrence

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Fructosamine*

OBJECTIVE: Vitamin C is an essential agent for cell differentiation for cell. However, for osteogenic differentiation a combined medium of vitamin C, phosphoglyceride and dexamethasone is used. Individual effect of vitamin C can be observed in terms of cell growth and proliferation and eventual differentiation to assess the effect of this chemical agent for using as bone growth. This work investigates the dose dependent effect of vitamin C on MC3T3-E1 type pre-osteoblast cell on cell proliferation and differentiation. METHODS: To investigate the dose dependent effect of vitamin C on MC3T3-E1 type pre-osteoblast cell predetermined amount of vitamin C was added to the medium and the medium was used for cell culture and cell differentiation. Relative cell viability and cell proliferation were checked to see the effect of vitamin C. Effect of dose dependent gene expression was carried out by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction with osteogenic differentiation specific genes. RESULTS: Cell viability and cell proliferation was increased in all culture time. The pre-osteoblast cells show significantly higher expression of osteoblast formation specific gene alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and osteopontin at a higher dose of vitamin C. CONCLUSION: Higher doses of vitamin C with 50 microg/uL could significantly enhance the cell proliferation.
Alkaline Phosphatase ; Ascorbic Acid* ; Bone Development ; Cell Culture Techniques ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Proliferation ; Cell Survival ; Dexamethasone ; Gene Expression ; Osteoblasts* ; Osteocalcin ; Osteopontin