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Purpose: To evaluate the utility of a quantitative forced cyclorotation test using a smartphone in patients with unilateral superior oblique palsy. Methods: Twenty-nine patients who underwent muscle surgery for superior oblique palsy were included. With patients under anesthesia prior to surgery, the 12 and 6 o’clock positions of the limbus were marked, the globe was maximally excyclorotated and incyclorotated, and photographs of the globe were taken in each position. The maximum angle of rotation was read by two masked observers using two different smartphone applications. Maximum excyclorotation and incyclorotation were compared between patients with superior oblique palsy alone and patients with both superior oblique palsy and intermittent exotropia; associations were evaluated regarding age at surgery, angle of hypertropia, and cyclotorsion on fundus photographs. Results: The intraclass correlation coefficient between the two readers was 0.989. The maximum excyclorotation of affected eyes was significantly greater than that of the fellow eyes (46.1 ± 9.9° vs. 41.7 ± 7.6°; p = 0.040). Maximum incyclorotation did not differ between the two eyes. The maximum excyclorotation of affected eyes of 18 patients with unilateral superior oblique palsy alone was significantly greater than that of the fellow eyes (47.0 ± 9.5° vs. 39.4 ± 6.3°; p = 0.010). The maximum excyclorotation of affected eyes of 11 patients with both superior oblique palsy and intermittent exotropia was similar to that of the fellow eyes (44.5 ± 10.9° vs. 45.5 ± 8.3°). Maximum incyclorotation did not differ according to group or eye. Maximum excyclorotation did not differ according to age at surgery, angle of hypertropia, or cyclotorsion on fundus photographs. Conclusions New forced cyclorotation tests using a smartphone quantitatively assess the passive range of cyclorotation, and detect bilateral differences, particularly in patients with unilateral superior oblique palsy alone.

Purpose: To evaluate the utility of a quantitative forced cyclorotation test using a smartphone in patients with unilateral superior oblique palsy. Methods: Twenty-nine patients who underwent muscle surgery for superior oblique palsy were included. With patients under anesthesia prior to surgery, the 12 and 6 o’clock positions of the limbus were marked, the globe was maximally excyclorotated and incyclorotated, and photographs of the globe were taken in each position. The maximum angle of rotation was read by two masked observers using two different smartphone applications. Maximum excyclorotation and incyclorotation were compared between patients with superior oblique palsy alone and patients with both superior oblique palsy and intermittent exotropia; associations were evaluated regarding age at surgery, angle of hypertropia, and cyclotorsion on fundus photographs. Results: The intraclass correlation coefficient between the two readers was 0.989. The maximum excyclorotation of affected eyes was significantly greater than that of the fellow eyes (46.1 ± 9.9° vs. 41.7 ± 7.6°; p = 0.040). Maximum incyclorotation did not differ between the two eyes. The maximum excyclorotation of affected eyes of 18 patients with unilateral superior oblique palsy alone was significantly greater than that of the fellow eyes (47.0 ± 9.5° vs. 39.4 ± 6.3°; p = 0.010). The maximum excyclorotation of affected eyes of 11 patients with both superior oblique palsy and intermittent exotropia was similar to that of the fellow eyes (44.5 ± 10.9° vs. 45.5 ± 8.3°). Maximum incyclorotation did not differ according to group or eye. Maximum excyclorotation did not differ according to age at surgery, angle of hypertropia, or cyclotorsion on fundus photographs. Conclusions New forced cyclorotation tests using a smartphone quantitatively assess the passive range of cyclorotation, and detect bilateral differences, particularly in patients with unilateral superior oblique palsy alone.

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Occupational Diseases*

OBJECTIVE: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown promise in potentially repairing injured spinal cord. These and similar cell types are being tested clinically, but the understanding about delivering method and subsequent results is lacking. This study was designed to compare the MSCs engraftment results after intralesional, intracisternal, or intravenous injection in a rat with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS: A total of 48 male Sprague-Dawley rats (300-350 g in size) were used with 12 in each group. Allogenic MSCs were cultured from human bone marrow aspirates. The SCI was induced using an NYU (New York University) impactor and MSCs were transplanted 1 week after the SCI. Behavioral testing was performed weekly for 6 weeks. The recipients were analyzed histologically to evaluate the extent of cell delivery and survival at the injury site. RESULTS: All three experimental groups showed better behavioral recovery compared with the control group since 6 weeks after stem cell injection (p<0.05). The intracisternal injection group showed the best functional improvement (p<0.05). The intralesional injection group showed the best engraftment until 4 weeks after stem cell injection (p<0.05). A number of the injected MSCs were trapped in the spleen in the intravenous injection group. CONCLUSION: Transplantation of stem cells by a variety of routes can deliver cells with the potential to repair injured spinal cord. Intracisternal injection can easily be translated to patients after some modifications, thus accelerating clinical application of cell therapies.
Animals ; Bone Marrow ; Humans ; Injections, Intralesional ; Injections, Intravenous ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Spinal Cord ; Spinal Cord Injuries ; Spleen ; Stem Cells ; Transplants

Candidemia is increasing cause of mortality, especially in intensive care unit patients. And Candida endophthalmitis, developed with or without symptoms, has poor outcome. Prompt use of antifungal agents and early diagnosis of Candida endophthalmitis are clinically important to treat candidemia. In this study, we compared clinical, microbiological, ophthalmological characteristics and treatment outcomes whether infectious disease (ID) specialists mediate candidemia or not in a tertiary hospital by retrospective chart review. Group A includes patients who had candidemia at least one time from January 2012 to July 2013, without ID specialists mediation. Group B includes patients who had candidemia at least one time from August 2013 to December 2014, with ID specialists surveillances and mediations. We compared clinical manifestations of candidemia, uses of antifungal agent, ophthalmologic evaluations and treatment outcomes between two groups. In group A, rate of ophthalmologic evaluations was 4.4% and mean duration was 64.60 hours from blood culture to use of antifungal agents. In group B, the rate of ophthalmologic evaluations was 43.2% and mean duration was 50.15 hours. There was no statistically significant difference in clinical characteristics and 30-day mortality between two groups. Increasing rate of ophthalmologic evaluations and decreasing mean duration from blood culture to use of antifungal agents was shown in surveillance and mediation group.
Antifungal Agents* ; Candida ; Candidemia* ; Communicable Diseases ; Early Diagnosis ; Endophthalmitis ; Humans ; Intensive Care Units ; Mortality ; Negotiating ; Retrospective Studies ; Specialization ; Tertiary Care Centers

BACKGROUND: Rhabdomyolysis is a relatively rare disease caused by various factors and is characterized by skeletal muscle damage. While crush injury is the most common cause in Korea as well as other countries, overexertion is an important common cause among young men in daily life. Although exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis is already well published among athletes or military persons, there have been few reports in workers. CASE REPORT: We observed a 28-year-old male worker who had elevated liver transaminases during a periodic workers' health checkup. Although he did not exhibit the typical pattern of toxic hepatitis, we had to exclude any possibility of dimethylacetamide-induced hepatitis (DIH) because he had worked in a spandex-producing factory, which already had a history of many DIH cases over several years. We performed careful history taking, several laboratory tests, liver ultrasonography and liver biopsy. We also investigated the results of biological monitoring and air concentrations of dimethylacetamide. The findings from these examinations supported the clinical diagnosis of exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis with hepatitis. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates that exercise can induce rhabdomyolysis and hepatitis. This disease must be treated by prompt and appropriate management because it might develop more serious complications such as acute renal failure.
Acute Kidney Injury ; Adult ; Athletes ; Biopsy ; Diagnosis ; Drug-Induced Liver Injury ; Environmental Monitoring ; Hepatitis* ; Humans ; Korea ; Liver ; Male ; Military Personnel ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Rare Diseases ; Rhabdomyolysis* ; Transaminases ; Ultrasonography

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine trends in dietary vitamin E intakes and contributing food groups among Korean adults. METHODS: This study included 66,695 subjects aged ≥ 19 years who completed a nutrition survey as part of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1998, 2001, 2005, 2007~2009, 2010~2012, 2013~2015). We estimated individual daily intakes of α-, β-, γ-, δ-tocopherol, and total vitamin E by linking food consumption data with a vitamin E database of commonly consumed foods. RESULTS: Daily vitamin E intake significantly increased from 6.4 mg α-TE/d in 1998 to 7.7 mg α-TE/d in 2013~2015 (p for trend < 0.0001) among men as well as from 5.4 mg α-TE/d in 1998 to 6.5 mg α-TE/d in 2013~2015 among women (p for trend < 0.0001). However, the intake of vitamin E was lower than the adequate intake (AI) of Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans 2015 (2015 KDRI). In 2013~2015, men consumed 6.5 mg/d of α-tocopherol, 0.5 mg/d of β-tocopherol, 6.0 mg/d of γ-tocopherol, and 3.9 mg/d of δ-tocopherol, whereas women consumed 5.7 mg/d of α-tocopherol, 0.4 mg/d of β-tocopherol, 4.8 mg/d of γ-tocopherol, and 2.8 mg/d of δ-tocopherol. The major food groups contributing to vitamin E intake were vegetables (men: 23.3%, women: 22.7%), grains (men: 14.5%, women: 13.9%), and eggs (men: 13.0%, women: 12.5%). CONCLUSION: This study provides scientific evidence for vitamin E intake in Korean adults. Since the current intake of vitamin E was lower than the reference intakes set by 2015 KDRI, dietary vitamin E intake should be monitored regularly among Korean adults.
Adult* ; Eggs ; Female ; Humans ; Korea* ; Male ; Nutrition Surveys* ; Ovum ; Recommended Dietary Allowances ; Tocopherols ; Vegetables ; Vitamin E* ; Vitamins*

Absorptiometry, Photon ; Adult ; Bone Density ; Bone Diseases, Metabolic ; Calcium ; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology) ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Epidemiology ; Female ; Femur ; Femur Neck ; Hip ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Methods ; Nutrition Surveys ; Osteoporosis ; Population Surveillance ; Potassium ; Potassium, Dietary ; Prevalence ; Retrospective Studies ; Spine ; Vitamin D

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mobility and ratio of the bone-implant contact (BIC) of a sandblasted, large grit and acid-etched (SLA) orthodontic micro-implant. METHODS: Ninety-six micro-implants (48 SLA and 48 machined) were implanted in the upper and lower buccal alveolar bone, and palatal bone of four beagle dogs. Two weeks after surgery, orthodontic force (150 - 200 g) was applied. Two beagles were sacrificed at 4-weeks and the other two at 12-weeks. Histomorphometric comparisons were made between the SLA experimental group and the machined micro-implant as a control group to determine the ratio of contact between the bone and implant. Micro-implant mobility was also evaluated using Periotest(R). RESULTS: Periotest values showed no statistically significant difference in the upper alveolar and palatal bone between groups except for the lower buccal area. BIC in the upper buccal area showed no significant difference between groups both at 4-weeks and 12-weeks. However, both the groups showed a significant difference in BIC ratio in the rest of the experimental areas between 4 weeks and 12 weeks. The experimental group showed active bone remodeling around the bone-implant interface compared to the control group. CONCLUSIONS: There were significant differences in the BIC and the Periotest values between the surface-treated and machined micro-implants according to bone quality in the early stage.
Animals ; Bone Remodeling ; Dogs ; Nitrogen Mustard Compounds ; Osseointegration