No abstract available.
Abdominal Injuries*

No abstract available.
Defense Mechanisms*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes on alpine skiers' body composition, anaerobic power, isokinetic knee strength and muscle balance ratio (hamstring to quadriceps [HQ] ratio) before and after winter season. METHODS: The subjects of this study was 22 elite alpine skier, aged 16–20 years. Participants were divided into two groups (male, 12; female, 10). The study conducts a periodization training program in the winter season for 4 months. The data processing of this study was analyzed by paired t-test, using SPSS 21.0 statistics program. RESULTS: There was significance on fat free mass in male group (p < 0.05); there was significance on anaerobic power and average power in female group (p < 0.01), and fatigue index significantly increased in male group (p < 0.05). There was significance on extension power of male group and flexion power of female group in 30°/sec. There was significance on extension power of both groups in 180°/sec (p < 0.05). There was significant increase on flexion power of male group in 240°/sec (p < 0.01). There was significant increase on H/Q% of female right side in 30°/sec (p < 0.01). There was significance on right side of both groups in 180°/sec (p < 0.05). There were significances on right and left side of both groups in 240°/sec (male, p < 0.01; female, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Therefore, this study suggests that the periodization training should be important to maintain and to develop seasonal condition of alpine skiers.
Body Composition* ; Education ; Fatigue ; Female ; Humans ; Knee ; Male ; Seasons*

To evaluate the long-term effect of topical corticosteroid treatment on reversing myopic regression after excimer laser potorefractive keratectomy(PRK), 118 eyes of 103 patients demonstrating myopic regression of more than-1.00D were treated with 0.1% dexamethasone eye solution, and the changes in visual acuity, refraction and corneal haze after treatment were assessed. The mean preoperative refraction was -6.89D. The mean myopic regression was -1.72D which improved to +0.12D after treatment and the mean uncorrected visual acuity also improved from 0.51 to 0.92. Corneal haze of Grade 1.04 at the time of regression decreased to Grade 0.61 after treatment. All eyes showed improvement after dexamethasone treatment but among 88 eyes which underwent long-term follow-up f the average 21.2 months(6~24 months), 48.9%(43 eyes) showed at least one 1episode of repeated regression while 51%(45 eyes) remained stable. Whether regression developed again depended on the changes of corneal haze(p<0.05). This study suggest that the effect of topical corticosteroid on reversing myopic regression after PRK lasted long in a significant number of eyes, retreat mint which also would have some complications.
Dexamethasone ; Follow-Up Studies* ; Humans ; Lasers, Excimer ; Mentha ; Photorefractive Keratectomy* ; Visual Acuity

Oral (p.o.) administration has a delayed onset time of several weeks and moderate efficacy in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), therefore a more rapidly effective treatment is required. The aim of this paper was to review available data detailing the clinical outcome of intravenously (i.v.) administered antiobsessional drug in OCD patients. Review of the research indicates that i.v. administration exhibits a faster onset and greater improvement than p.o. administration. I.v. pulse administration showed clinically significantly faster onset than i.v. gradual administration. I.v. administration was safe and rapidly effective in treatment resistant OCD patients and might be a valuable new treatment.
Administration, Intravenous ; Citalopram ; Clomipramine ; Humans ; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

OBJECTIVE: Recent advances in laparoscopic surgery have allowed to substitute Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy for classical abdominal hysterectomy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and the value of hysteroscopic procedure which was helpful in taking directed biopsies of malignant suspected areas of endometrium before LAVH. METHODS: We compared hysteroscopic biopsy results with permanent biopsy results after LAVH in 100 patients (group A). In addition, we considered hysteroscopic biopsy results of 60 patients (group B) who had abnormal endometrial findings in vaginal ultrasonography. RESULTS: No endometrial malignant lesion was found between hysteroscopic biopsies and permanent pathologic results after LAVH in the study group A. The malignant hysteroscopic biopsy results of the study group B was about 25%. CONCLUSION: Hysteroscopic procedure for detecting endometrial malignant lesion before LAVH in large uterine tumors could be used. But this study provided that preoperative vaginal sonography was sufficient to evaluate endometrial condition.
Biopsy ; Endometrium ; Female ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Hysterectomy, Vaginal* ; Hysteroscopy* ; Laparoscopy ; Ultrasonography

We report a case of speech disturbance as an unrecognized adverse effect of the selective acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil. A 79-year-old woman presented with progressive memory disturbance that began 3 years ago. A brain MRI and neuropsychological test suggested that she had Alzheimer's disease. She showed transient dysarthria 14 days after the initiation of donepezil. Isolated speech disturbances were not observed. Clinicians should be alert to the possibility of dysarthria as an adverse effect of donepezil. (J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(2):170~172, 2001)
Acetylcholinesterase ; Aged ; Alzheimer Disease ; Brain ; Dysarthria* ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Memory ; Neuropsychological Tests

We report a case of speech disturbance as an unrecognized adverse effect of the selective acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil. A 79-year-old woman presented with progressive memory disturbance that began 3 years ago. A brain MRI and neuropsychological test suggested that she had Alzheimer's disease. She showed transient dysarthria 14 days after the initiation of donepezil. Isolated speech disturbances were not observed. Clinicians should be alert to the possibility of dysarthria as an adverse effect of donepezil. (J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(2):170~172, 2001)
Acetylcholinesterase ; Aged ; Alzheimer Disease ; Brain ; Dysarthria* ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Memory ; Neuropsychological Tests

No abstract available.
Heart Defects, Congenital* ; Plasma*

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The chemical labyrinthectomy with aminoglycoside is a good method for vertigo control in Meniere's disease. It is relatively non-invasive and easy procedure, but hearing loss is a awful complication. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between the change in the degree of canal paresis in bithermal caloric test and the degree of hearing change. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sixty-five patients of Meniere's disease who underwent chemical labyrinthectomy with streptomycin between October 1997 and December 2001 were included in this study. The minimum follow-up period for the patients was 24 months. Medical records were analyzed retrospectively. Criteria had been prescribed in 1995 by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery were used. Forty patients were tested a caloric response before and after the chemical labyrinthectomy. We analyzed the vertigo control rate, the change of the canal paresis and the change of hearing level. RESULTS:Vertigo was controlled in 90.8% of the 65 patients. Twelve patients of total 65 patients were decreased hearing level more than 10 dB after this procedure. Even though the severity of canal paresis increased, the hearing ability of most patients was unaffected. Some patients who had only slight canal paresis happened to suffer from hearing loss. CONCLUSION:There was no correlation between the change in the degree of canal paresis in the bithermal caloric test and the degree of the hearing change.
Caloric Tests* ; Ear, Inner ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hearing Loss* ; Hearing* ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Meniere Disease* ; Neck ; Paresis* ; Retrospective Studies ; Streptomycin ; Vertigo