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A E Coleman

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PubMed1980

Descriptive profiles of highly skilled women volleyball players.

Descriptive profiles were developed for 15 members of the United States Women's National Volleyball Training Team. Data were obtained from anthropometric, strength, physiologic, and motor performance domains. Within-group comparisons were made between the six women who were selected for the Pan-American Team and the nine who were not. The Pan-American selectees were taller and heavier and demonstrated greater motor ability than the non-selectees. Strength measurements did not indicate consistent differences between the two sub-groups. The non-selected players had a greater VO2max than those selected. Between-group comparisons on selected variables were made between the subject and other American women volleyball players. The training team subjects were taller and heavier than the comparative groups. The training team group demonstrated lower heart rate MAX (180 beats/min) than the other groups reported, and their VO2max (43.2 ml/kg/min) was within the range of the comparative groups.

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PubMed1976

The coronary-prone behavior pattern and the suppression of fatigue on a treadmill test.

A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that Type A (coronary-prone) individuals would show greater suppression of subjective fatigue than Type B (non-coronary-prone) individuals in order to persist at a tiring but challenging task. Type A and Type B college students completed a Balke treadmill test (at a walking pace) while rating their fatigue at 2-minute intervals. Each subject also completed another treadmill test (at a running pace) that was designed to assess maximum aerobic capacity. Subjects' aerobic capacities and their aerobic performance levels attained on the Balke test were determined by analysis of expired air. Each subject's walking performance was scored as a proportion of his maximum aerobic capacity. Analysis of the resulting percentage values indicated greater effort among A's than B's. Moreover, the subjective fatigue ratings of A's were lower than those of B's. The results were discussed in terms of fatigue suppression as an instrumental response for attaining mastery over the environment. consideration was also given to the role of fatigue in the onset of coronary heart disease.

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PubMed1976

Assessment of the physical work capacity of institutionalized mentally retarded males.

Educable and trainable mentally retarded males (N=37) were examined for physical work capacity. Analysis of results indicated that the physical work capacity of the test population was 20 to 30% below that cited in the literature for nonretarded subjects of similar age and sex. Evidence also suggested that developmental and maintenance programs of physical fitness were required in order for mentally retarded persons to qualify for and maintain employment on most of the manual occupational tasks cited.

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Transient epileptic amnesia in dementia: a treatable unrecognized cause of episodic amnestic wandering.

The authors present two patients with dementia who displayed recurrent transient episodes of amnestic wandering and disorientation characterized by getting lost in familiar environments. At other times these patients did not wander or become disoriented. The inability to recall any information during these episodes, and the marked difference of the episodic amnesia exacerbations from the progressive amnesia characteristic of Alzheimer disease seen in these patients led to their evaluation. These clinical episodes and the bilateral interictal epileptiform electroencephalographic changes found in both patients led to the diagnosis of transient epileptic amnesia, a syndrome that can be diagnostically elusive. These transient amnestic wandering events subsided after treatment with antiepileptic drugs in both patients. The authors suggest that transient wandering of this type may be caused by ictal events or postictal confusional states. This report emphasizes the importance of recognizing transient epileptic amnesia as an easily treatable cause of episodic behavioral abnormalities responsive to antiepileptic therapy, especially in those patients who have a markedly inconsistent pattern of wandering, disorientation in familiar settings, and amnesia exacerbation manifested by no recall of the emotional stress of getting lost or of any information during these episodes. Recognition of this type of behavioral disruption and its proper treatment can lead to improved quality of life for these patients, maintain these patients in their homes and out of chronic care institutions longer, and facilitate the community's and caretaker's interactive roles with the patient.

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