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I Fujimori
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Study on orthostatic dysregulation and the Schellong test in healthy young females.
We carried out a questionnaire survey regarding the symptoms of orthostatic dysregulation (OD) and administered the Schellong test to 301 healthy young females ranging in age from 18 to 21 years. OD was identified in 62 (20.6%) of the subjects based on the questionnaire. Although orthostatic dizziness was relatively common in the entire group of young females (171/301, 56.8%), this symptom was much more prevalent in the subjects with OD (58/62, 93.5%). There was also a highly significant difference between the systolic pressure decrease during the Schellong test procedure in 22 subjects with OD with frequent orthostatic dizziness and that in the 239 subjects without OD. Although the clinical value of the Schellong test in the assessment of OD and other related conditions has been brought into question because of its relatively poor specificity, we conclude that this test procedure may be useful in screening for OD or autonomic nerve dysfunction, since it presents the advantage of easy application in clinical practice.
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Investigation of the nasopharyngeal bacterial flora in children with otitis media with effusion.
A study was undertaken to evaluate the incidence of alpha-streptococci with inhibitory activity against pathogens, a defense mechanism of the normal flora against bacterial infection, in the nasopharynx and tonsils of 37 children with otitis media with effusion (OME). In the patients with OME, the detection rates of alpha-streptococci with inhibitory activity against Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and group A streptococci in the nasopharynx were significantly lower than those of alpha-streptococci isolated from the tonsils. Furthermore, the detection rates of nasopharyngeal alpha-streptococci with inhibitory activity against H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae in OME patients were lower than those in patients with tonsillitis. In conclusion, low nasopharyngeal levels of alpha-streptococci with inhibitory activity against pathogens appear to render children susceptible to attacks of OME. We suggest that it is important to investigate the relationships between the prevalence of pathogens and the inhibitory activity of alpha-streptococci against them in the nasopharynx.
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Point, minute and small cancers of the stomach at the early developmental stage detected by improved chymotrypsin lavage method for diagnostic cytology.
The improved selective chymotrypsin lavage method under fluoroscopy for cytologic detection led to the discovery of 12 point or minute gastric cancer lesions of less than one cm maximum diameter among 420 patients. It is reported herein how tiny cancers of the stomach can be found by the method, and how valuable it is to employ morphologic criteria for correct identification of the individual atypical cells in these tiny gastric cancers.
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