RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TENNIS PERFORMANCES AND EXTREMITIES LENGTHS

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between extremity measurement and tennis performance in athletes aged 22-25 years. 15 male and 15 female athletes who has 23.57 ± 1.15 year average age participated in the study voluntary. AOS test was applied to athletes and the data were analyzed by Spearman test. Data were given with averages and standard deviation values. The average body height of the female athletes were 179,14 ± 5,97 cm, the average body weight was 75,00 ± 5,79 kg, the average arm length was 37,46 ± 1,53 cm, the average leg length was 97,00 ± 2,21 cm, the average foot length was 26.71 ±, 72cm. AOS test averages 173.85 ± 19.39 and the mean age was found to be. The mean height of the male athletes participating in the study was 170.33 ± 3.47cm, the weight average 60.60 ± 3.66kg, the arm length average 32.90 ± 1.07cm, the leg length average 89.40 ± 2.72cm, the foot length average 23.20 ±, 77cm, AOS test average of 148,53 ± 11,90, average age was found to be 23,67 ± 1,17. As a result, there was no significant relationship between Tennis performance and Body Weight, Arm length, Hand length, Leg length, Foot length both Female and Male participants. (p> 0.05).  Article visualizations

INCREASED TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE LEVELS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED EPILEPTIFORM ACTIVITY IN ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AMONG PATIENTS WITH CELIAC DISEASE

Background - Celiac disease is an autoimmune systemic disorder in genetically predisposed individuals precipitated by gluten ingestion. Objective - In this study, we aimed to determine asymptomatic spike-and-wave findings on electroencephalography in children with celiac disease. Methods - A total of 175 children with the diagnosis of celiac disease (study group) and 99 age- and sex-matched healthy children as controls (control group) were included in the study. In order to determine the effects of gluten free diet on laboratory and electroencephalography findings, the celiac group is further subdivided into two as newly-diagnosed and formerly-diagnosed patients. Medical histories of all children and laboratory findings were all recorded and neurologic statuses were evaluated. All patients underwent a sleep and awake electroencephalography. Results - Among 175 celiac disease patients included in the study, 43 were newly diagnosed while 132 were formerly-diagnosed patients. In electroencephalography evaluation of patients the epileptiform activity was determined in 4 (9.3%) of newly diagnosed and in 2 (1.5%) of formerly diagnosed patients; on the other hand the epileptiform activity was present in only 1 (1.0%) of control cases. There was a statistically significant difference between groups in regards to the presence of epileptiform activity in electroencephalography. Pearson correlation analysis revealed that epileptiform activity in both sleep and awake electroencephalography were positively correlated with tissue transglutaminase levels (P=0.014 and P=0.019, respectively). Conclusion - We have determined an increased epileptiform activity frequency among newly-diagnosed celiac disease patients compared with formerly-diagnosed celiac disease patients and control cases. Moreover the tissue transglutaminase levels were also correlated with the presence of epileptiform activity in electroencephalography. Among newly diagnosed celiac disease patients, clinicians should be aware of this association and be alert about any neurological symptoms