[Simultaneous relapse of Basedow's disease in a patient with adult-onset Still's disease].

This report describes a 50-year-old woman with coexisting Basedow's disease and adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) that relapsed simultaneously. She was diagnosed with Basedow's disease in 1999, and treatment with antithyroid agents was started. However, the treatment was soon stopped because of severe side effects.

Characteristics of the control of standing posture during pregnancy.

During pregnancy, the physical and mental states greatly change. We investigated the influences of pregnancy and anxiety on postural control in pregnant women (P) standing upright in the late trimester. An analysis of posturograms revealed that the area of body sway and length of antero-posterior body sway were greater in P than those in non-pregnant controls (NP).