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

No abstract available.
Biopsy, Fine-Needle* ; Diagnostic Errors* ; Thyroid Gland* ; Thyroid Neoplasms*

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

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.
Immunoglobulins* ; Lactoglobulins* ; Milk*

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