Engineering of AlON interlayer in Al₂O₃/AlON/In_0.53Ga_0.47As gate stacks by thermal atomic layer deposition

Lee, Woo Chul,Cho, Cheol Jin,Park, Suk-In,Jun, Dong-Hwan,Song, Jin Dong,Hwang, Cheol Seong,Kim, Seong Keun ELSEVIER 2018 CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS Vol.18 No.8

<P>The presence of an AlN interfacial layer in high-k/In0.53Ga0.47As gate stacks improves the interfacial properties and enhances the electrical performance of devices. However, pure AlN is rarely grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) because of the low reactivity of NH3 toward the common Al-precursor and the predisposition to oxidation of the grown AlN layer. Although a plasma-enhanced ALD technique significantly suppresses the oxygen content in the grown AlN layer, the deterioration of the interface properties by plasma-damage is a critical issue. In this work, an AlON interlayer was engineered by optimizing the NH3 feeding time in thermal ALD to improve the interface quality in Al2O3/AlON/In0.53Ga0.47As capacitors. It was determined that a mere increase in the NH3 feeding time during the ALD of the AlON film resulted in a higher nitrogen incorporation into the AlON interlayer, leading to a reduction in the interface trap density. Furthermore, the out-diffusion of elements from the In0.53Ga0.47As layer was effectively suppressed by increasing the NH3 feeding time. This work demonstrates that simple process optimization can improve the interface quality in high-k/In0.53Ga0.47As gate stacks without the use of any plasma-activated nitrogen source.</P>

자기공명 영상을 이용한 기분장애 환자의 측두엽크기 측정

조인희,나철,이재우,박두병 大韓神經精神醫學會 1997 신경정신의학 Vol.36 No.5

목 적 : 본 연구는 기분장애 환자에서 측두엽의 신경해부학적 이상을 관찰하고자 수행되었다. 방 법 : 중앙대학교 부속 용산병원과 필동병원 신경정신과 입원 환자 중에서 DSM-Ⅲ-R에 의거하여 진단된 조증 환자 13명, 정신병적 삽화가 있는 우울증 환자 14명, 정신병적 삽화가 없는 우울증 환자 23명으로 구성된 기분장애 환자 50명과 성별과 연령에서 유의한 차이가 없었던 정상대조군 50명을 대상으로 측두엽이 포함된 뇌자기 공명 영상 6∼8개의 단면을 이용하여 측두엽의 면적과 용적을 측정 비교하였다. 결 과 : 대조군과 비교하여 환자군에서의 소견은 다음과 같다. 1) 전체 측두엽 및 우측 측두엽의 용적에서 환자군과 대조군사이에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 2) 기분장애 환자의 좌측 측두엽의 용적이 대조군보다 유의하게 적었다(p<0.05). 3) 기분 장애 환자를 조증과 우울증으로 나눈 뒤 대조군과 비교한 결과 우울증에서만 좌측 측두엽 용적에서 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 4) 우울증을 다시 정신병적 삽화의 유무에 따라 두 군으로 나눈 후 대조군과 비교한 결과 정신병적 삽화를 동반한 우울증의 경우에서만 대조군에 비해 좌측 측두엽의 용적이 유의하게 적었다(p<0.05). 결 론 : 기분장애는 측두엽 용적에서 대조군과 큰 차이가 없었으나 본 연구에서 나타난 좌측 측두엽 용적의 감소는 정신병적 삽화를 동반한 우울증 환자군에 의해서 나타난 것으로 이 환자군은 기분장애의 다른 진단 아형들과 구분되어 정신분열증과 기분장애의 사이에 위치한 스펙트럼을 갖는 질환으로 구분될 수 있다는 이전의 가설들을 지지해 주며 기존의 기분장애와 좀 더 다른 진단적 구분을 고려해야 할 것이다. Objects : This study was performed to investigate neuroanatomical change in the temporal lobe in the patients with mood disorder. Methods : The study groups were consisted of 13 patients with major depressive disorder with psychotic feature, 23 patients with major depressive disorder without psychotic feature, 13 patients with bipolar disorder and 50 age-matched control group. We used DSM-Ⅲ-R criteria for classifying our patients. We estimated the area and volume of the left, right and total temporal lobe in selected 6-8 coronal MR images including the boundary of the temporal lobe. We compared the results of both patients with mood disorder and control group. Results : There was no significant difference in the volume of total and right temporal lobe between the patients with mood disorder and control group. But the average volume of the left temporal lobe was significantly smaller than that of the control group. After patients were divided according to subtype, the patient group was compared with control group. The average volume of the left temporal lobe in the patients with depressive disorder was smaller than that of control group, however there were no significant difference in between the patients with bipolar and control group. Among the subtype of depressive diseases, the patients with psychotic feature was significantly smaller than control subjects in the volume of left temporal lobe. Conclusion : Finally, we could find that there was significantly smaller volume in left temporal lobe only in the patients with major depressive disorder with psychotic feature. This findings support the previous hypothesis that in contrast to other subtype of mood disorder, major depressive disorder with psychotic feature should be classified to be the spectrum disease lying between schizophrenia and mood disorder.

鉛과 銅 同時投與가 白鼠의 毒作用에 미치는 影響 : δ-ALAD活性度, Hb値 및 組織內의 金屬濃度를 中心으로 On δ-ALAD activity, Hemoglobin and Metal Contents in Various Organs

趙仁濟,車喆煥 고려대학교 의과대학 1982 고려대 의대 잡지 Vol.19 No.1

The object of the study was to observe the toxicological effects of lead (Pb) and copper(Cu) in rats when administered simulataneously. A total of 100 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups, viz., the first group was fed with tap water containing Pb alone, the second group with both Pb and Cu and the control with plain water. The results could be summarized as follows : 1. The body weight of the control rats, which was 178.5±8.2 g at the commencement of feeding, increased up to 350.5±10.5 g on the 120th day of observation. Both in the Pb group and the Pb, Cu combined group, the increase in body weight was slghtly hampered after 40 days of observation, and finally stopped after 80 days, thus showing 297.6±4.1 g in the Pb group and 314.5±9.8 g in the Pb and Cu combined. 2. The blood activity of δ-ALAD in the Pb rats after 120 days of feeding decreased to a level of 17.2%, while that of the Pb and Cu rats decreased to 14.34% of the control. 3. After 120 days of feeding, the blood hemoglobin in the Pb rats reached 12.81±0.97 g/dl, while the combined group was 12.06±3.01 g/dl. The Fe contents in the blood and the liver tissues were much higher in the Pb rats as compared to the Pb and Cu combined, which showed the same trend as the level of hemoglobin. 4. The Pb contents in the blood and other organs increased in both groups. However, the Pb contents on the 120th day of feeding were measured higher in the Pb rats than the Pb and Cu combined as shown in the table below : ◁표 삽입▷(원문을 참조하세요) With the results it has been demonstrated that the excessive amount of Cu absorbed in rats which were simultaneously fed with Pb, has an adverse effect on lead poisoning.

항생제 혼합 시멘트 정을 이용한 장관골 감염성 불유합의 이단계 치료

조세현,정순택,박형빈,황선철,하용찬,황인환 대한골절학회 2004 대한골절학회지 Vol.17 No.4

목적: 장관골 감염성 불유합의 치료 시 항생제 혼합 시멘트 정을 이용한 이단계 재건술의 결과를 분석하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1998년 1월부터 2002년 9월까지 장관골 감염성 불유합으로 이단계 재건 수술을 받은 41예 (대퇴골 26예, 경골 15예)를 대상으로 하였다. 일단계 수술에서는 광범위한 변연 절제술, 부골 제거 및 세척술과 기존 고정 장치의 제거 또는 외고정 장치로의 교환을 시행한 후 시공 (dead space)과 불유합 주변 연부조직 내 항생제 혼합 시멘트 정을 삽입하였다. 임상적 감염 증상이 호전된 평균 8.7주 (3주~32주) 후 이단계 재건술로서 Ⅰ군은 내고정 장치 (금속판 5예, 골수강내 금속정 8예), Ⅱ군은 외고정 장치 (Ilizarov 25예, Monofixator 3예)로 각각 고정하고 17예에서는 골내 이동술이나 골 연장술을 시행하였다. 양군 모두 필요한 경우 골 이식과 시멘트 정의 교환을 추가하였다. 추시 기간은 16개월에서 최장 71개월로 평균 45개월 이었다. 치료 결과는 골유합 기간 및 Paley 방법에 의한 방사선상 골유합 상태와 하지 기능으로 평가하였다. 결과: Ⅰ군 13예 전부와 Ⅱ군 28예 중 26예에서 감염의 치료와 골유합을 얻었다. 이단계 재건술 후 골 이식술, 골 소파술, 외고정 핀 교환과 각변형 교정술, 피부 이식 또는 근육 피판 회전술 등의 보조적 시술이 Ⅰ군은 평균 2회, Ⅱ군은 평균 6.2회 추가되었다. 평균 골유합 기간은 Ⅰ군이 19.3주이고 Ⅱ군이 23.1주로 내고정군이 더 빨랐다. 방사선상 Paley 골유합 상태는 Ⅰ군이 우수 8예, 양호 5예이었고, Ⅱ군이 우수 18예, 양호 7예, 보통 1예, 불량 2예 이었다 (p=0.492). 기능적 결과는 Ⅰ군에서 우수 6예, 양호 6예, 보통 1예 이었고, Ⅱ군에서는 우수 10예, 양호 13예, 보통 3예, 불량 2예 이었다 (p=0.267). 결론: 항생제 혼합 시멘트 정의 골수염 치료 효과가 관찰되었으며, 감염이 호전된 후 내고정 장치로 교환해 준 군이 외고정을 유지한 군에 비하여 추가 수술 횟수가 적고, 골유합 기간도 빨랐다. Purpose: To evaluate treatment results between internal na external fixation groups in two-stage reconstruction of infected nonunion of long bones using antibiotics-impregnated cement beads. Materials and Methods: In the first stage, preexisting hardwares were removed and radical debridement was done. The dead space was filled with antibiotics -impregnated cement beads and the nonunion sits was immobilized by external fixation, cast or skeletal traction. In the second stage, all cases were divided into two groups; the nonunion was fixed by internal fixation in group Ⅰ versus external fixation in group Ⅱ. The intervening period between the first and second stage was average 8.7 weeks (range, 3~23 weeks). Results: The follow-up period was average 45 months (range, 16~71 months). Infection control and bone union were achieved in all 13 cases of group Ⅰ. Infection recurred in two of 28 cases in group Ⅱ, one underwent above-knee amputation and the other case was lost in follow-up. The mean number of supportive operations including repeated curettage, augmentation and change of infected pins, angular correction, and soft tissue flap was average 2 and 6.2 times respectively in group Ⅰ and group Ⅱ. Bony union period was average 19.3 and 23.1 weeks in each group. According to Paley's classification, group Ⅰ was similar to group Ⅱ in bony and functional result (p>0.05). Conclusion: Antibiotics-impregnated cement beads provided positive effect on infection control. Internal fixation group showed less number of additional operations and earlier bony union than external fixation group.

태권도 체육 수업에 대한 고등학생들의 인식도 조사 연구

박준석,조인철,고영철 한국스포츠리서치 2003 한국 스포츠 리서치 Vol.14 No.4

The purpose of this study is to establish the educational ideology of Taekwondo by basing on male and female high school students' interest level of Taekwondo in physical education class conducted in school. The subjects were 947 students, including 544 boys and 403 girls, from four different high schools in Gyeonggi province, Busan and Seoul, where Taekwondo lesson was offered. For data analysis, t-test was conducted to find out the differences between the boys and girls, and Chi-square test was used to verify the level of significance. The results from this study is listed as below: Firstly, for the nasality of Taekwondo in physical education, 31.7% answered "so-so" as the highest result. Secondly, concerning whether the educational objectives for each grade were selected to meet their expectations and needs, 38.5 percent found it not quite satisfying and also 34.0 percent of subjects were not considering themselves to be interactive or alert in Taekwondo class. Thirdly, concerning if Taekwondo in physical education is practicing both practical and theory, 36.0% answered "so-so", and concerning if Taekwondo related books are brief and logical so that it is easy to understand, 34.5% answered "so-so" as the highest result. Forthly, concerning if Taekwondo in physical education is helping improve their health and strength, 33.8% answered "so-so", and concerning if it is helping improve their manners and social relations, 34.3% answered "so-so" as well. Lastly, 41.9% perceived the related educational setting in their schools to be "so-so", and 32.7% perceived the improvement effort of conducting Taekwondo in physical education in school as "so-so".

Mouse의 심폐이식에서 IL-2 Receptor의 역할에 관한 연구

김대원,조정희,한덕종,이인철 울산대학교 의과대학 1993 울산의대학술지 Vol.2 No.1

Improved graft survival after organ transplantation is relied upon the innumerable studies concerning the immunologic reactions following antigen exposure and the accompanying strategies against rejection response. Cellular immunity is known to act as a major role in organ transplantation. We performed heart-lung transplantation in mice in order to define cellular immune reactions. For that purpose we analysed the functional role of the immune cells by the cellular cytotoxicity and phenotypic reactions by the IL-2 receptor(R) positive immune cells in the spleen as well as in the graft. ·Mean graft survival after the allogenic heart-lung transplantation in mice(BALB/C to CBA) was 8.5±2.5 days. ·Splenocyte cytotoxicity was the highest on the postoperative day 6 and then decreased abruptly to even lower than that of control mouse. ·Immunohistochemical analysis of spleen harvested consecutively during the postoperative period showed that proportion of IL-2R positive lymphocyte was around 20% in white pulp and scarce in red pulp illustrating nonspecific pattern regardless of rejection. ·Quantitative assay of IL-2R positive splenocyte showed the peak level on the postoperative day 6. ·IL-2R analysis of transplanted heart showed that IL-2R positive lymphocyte infiltated the heart progressively from the epicardium toward the endocardium with the maximal cellular infiltrate progressively from the epicardium toward the endocardium with the maximal cellular infiltrate on the postoperative day 4. These results illustrate that cellular cytotoxicity and expression of IL-2R positive cells have the consistent finding in terms of roles and diagnostic aid graft rejection following heart-lung transplantation in mice.

The Clinical Profile of Patients with Psoriasis in Korea: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study (EPI-PSODE)

( Hae Jun Song ),( Chul Jong Park ),( Tae Yoon Kim ),( Yong Beom Choe ),( Seok-Jong Lee ),( Nack In Kim ),( Jae We Cho ),( Jie Hyun Jeon ),( Min Soo Jang ),( Jai Il Youn ),( Myung Hwa Kim ),( Joonsoo 대한피부과학회 2017 Annals of Dermatology Vol.29 No.4

Background: Psoriasis is an immune-mediated, chronic in-flammatory disease affecting multiple aspects of patients` lives. Its epidemiology varies regionally; however, nation-wide epidemiologic data on psoriasis depicting profile of Korean patients has not been available to date. Objective: To understand nationwide epidemiologic characteristics and clinical features of adult patients with psoriasis visited uni-versity hospitals in Korea. Methods: This multicenter, non-in-terventional, cross-sectional study recruited 1,278 adult pa-tients with psoriasis across 25 centers in Korea in 2013. Various clinical data including PASI, BSA, DLQI, SF-36 and PASE were collected. Results: A total of 1,260 patients com-pleted the study (male:female=1.47:1). The mean age was 47.0 years with a distribution mostly in the 50s (24.9%). Early onset (<40 years) of psoriasis accounted for 53.9% of patients. The mean disease duration was 109.2 months; mean body mass index was 23.9 kg/m2; and 12.7% of patients had a family history of psoriasis. Plaque and guttate types of psoriasis accounted for 85.8% and 8.4%, respectively. Patients with PASI ≥10 accounted for 24.9%; patients with body surface area ≥10 were 45.9%. Patients with DLQI ≥6 accounted for 78.8%. Between PASI <10 and PASI ≥10 groups, significant difference was noted in age at diagnosis, disease duration, blood pressure, waist cir-cumference of female, and treatment experiences with pho-totherapy, systemic agents, and biologics. Conclusion: This was the first nationwide epidemiologic study of patients with psoriasis in Korea and provides an overview of the epidemio-logic characteristics and clinical profiles of this patient population. (Ann Dermatol 29(4) 462∼470, 2017)

장시간 불가피한 공복(fasting)후 인체의 내분비 변화 : 삼풍백화점 붕괴 사고후 구조된 3인의 증례 THREE CASES IN COLLAPSE OF SAMPOONG DEPARTMENT STORE

박규남,황주일,박조현,오동렬,이원재,오승택,김세경,김인철 대한응급의학회 1995 대한응급의학회지 Vol.6 No.2

The interactions between nutrition and the endocrine system are more intimate and complex that previously thought. Nutrition modulates secretion and activity of many hormones, as part of the stress adaptation process. Fasting, in particular, produces a number of important changes in the endocrine system, with teleological purpose of helping the body tolerate the lack of food ingestion. These changes are therefore beneficial and protective, although at times they may not appear to be that way. The endocrine changes of fasting mediate the metabolic response. We must emphasize that these changes are completely reversible when appropriate nutrition is established. These changes are as followes: 1) decreased insulin and increased glucagon levels, 2) decreased thyroid effect, 3) decreased sympathetic activity, 4) hypothalamic hypogonadism, 5) decreased growth, 6) altered glucocorticoid secretion and metabolism, 7) impaired mineralocorticoid response, 8) decreased ADH secretion and effect. We experienced three cases of involuntary prolonged fasting after collapse of Sampoong department store. They were released from collapsed field after 11(case Ⅰ), 13(case Ⅱ), 17days(case Ⅲ) respectively. In each case, the endocrine changes of plasma levels were as followes: decrease of cortisol in case Ⅰ, increase of GH in case Ⅱ, decrease of free T3, T3, cortisol and increase of reverse T3, insulin in case Ⅲ. Each one did not show the same endocrine changes of plasma levels. But we think these changes of fasting are beneficial in metabolic response of human.

Is renal replacement therapy necessary in deceased donor liver transplantation candidates with hepatorenal syndrome?: a 2-year experience at a high-volume center

Gil-Chun Park,Shin Hwang,Dong-Hwan Jung,Gi-Won Song,Chul-Soo Ahn,Ki-Hun Kim,Deok-Bog Moon,Tae-Yong Ha,Young-In Yoon,Hui-Dong Cho,Jae-Hyun Kwon,Yong-Kyu Chung,Sang-Hyun Kang,I-Ji Jung,Jin Uk Choi,Sung- 대한외과학회 2020 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research(ASRT) Vol.98 No.2

Purpose: Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a fatal complication in patients with end-stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantation (LT). HRS often develops in patients with high model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score. This study investigated the outcomes of peritransplant management of HRS in a high-volume LT center in Korea for 2 years. Methods: A total of 157 recipients that deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) from January 2017 to December 2018 were included. In-hospital mortality (IHM) was analyzed in relation to pre- and posttransplant application of renal replacement therapy (RRT). Results: Primary diagnoses for DDLT were alcoholic liver disease (n = 61), HBV-associated liver cirrhosis (n = 48), retransplantation for chronic graft failure (n = 24), and others (n = 24). Mean MELD score was 34.6 ± 6.2 with 72 patients at Korean Network for Organ Sharing MELD status 2 (45.9%), 43 at status 3 (27.4%), 36 at status 4 (22.9%), and 6 at status 5 (3.8%). Pretransplant RRT was performed in 16 patients (10.2%) that did not show IHM. Posttransplant RRT was performed in 69 patients (44.0%), for whom IHM incidence was 15.9%. In 53 patients that had undergone de novo posttransplant RRT, IHM incidence increased to 20.8%. IHM in the 88 patients not requiring RRT was 2.3%. Conclusion: The majority of adult DDLT recipients in Korean MELD score-based allocation system have very high MELD scores, which is often associated with HRS. Pretransplant RRT appears to improve posttransplant survival outcomes. We thereby recommend that, if indicated, pretransplant RRT be performed while awaiting DDLT.

[18F]FDG PET을 이용한 강박증 환자에서 뇌 포도당 대사의 이상에 관한 연구

권준수,이동우,이재성,최정임,이동수,정준기,조맹제,이명철,류인균 대한신경정신의학회 2000 신경정신의학 Vol.39 No.2

연구목적: 강박증에 대한 기능적 뇌영상 연구들에서 강박증 환자들의 안와전두엽과 미상핵의 대사율 증가 소견이 비교적 일과되게 발표되어 왔으며, 전두-피질하 회로의 이상이라는 이론이 수립되기도 하였다. 그러나 기존의 연구들은 강박증의 유병기간에 따른 구분없이 시행된 연구였고, 영상분석 방법에 있어서도 관심영역 방법을 이용했다는 한계를 지니고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 첫째, 강박증의 유병기간에 따라 환자군을 구분하여 PET 영상소견을 분석함으로써 유병 기간에 따른 차이가 있는지를 조사하였으며, 둘째, 강바증 환자의 포도당 양전자방출 단층촬영(18-Fluor-deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography : FDG-PET) 영상분석에 통계적 매개변수 지도법(Statistical Parametric Mapping : SPM)을 이용함으로써 강박증의 병인기전 및 강박증상과 뇌기능 간의 관계를 명확히 규명하고자 하였다. 방법: 구조적 면담도구(Structured clinical interview for DSM-IV : SCID-IV)를 적용하여 진단된 12명의 강박증 환자들과 10명의 정상 대조군에 대해 FDG-PET을 촬영하여 SPM으로 분석하였다. PET 촬영 전 적어도 4주 동안에는 약물복용을 하지 않은 상태였다. 결과: 1) 환자군과 대조군의 비교 : 강박증 환자군은 대조군에 비해 양측 두정 영역의 대사율이 유의하게 감소되어 있었으며(P<0.01). 대사증가를 보인 영역은 없었다. 강박증의 유병기간이 10년 이상인 만성강박증 환자 4명은 양측 안와전두엽에서 유의한 대사증가 소견을 보였으며(P<0.01), 양측 두정영역에서 유의한 대사감소 소견을 보였다 (P<0.01), 유병기간이 10년 이하인 환자에서는 전체 환자군의 분석에서와 마찬가지로 대조군에 비해 유의한 대사증가 소견을 보인 영역은 없었으며, 양측 두정엽 부위에서 유 의한 대사 감소 소견을 보였다.(P<0.01). 2) 강박증상의 심각도와의 상관관계 분석 : 우측 두정엽의 대사율은 강박장애 척도 점수와 유의한 음의 상관관계를 보였으며(p<0.01), 양측 시상 영역의 대사율은 예일-브라운 강박장애 척도의 강박장애척도 점수와 유의한 양의 상관관계(p<0.01)를 보였다. 결론: 본 연구는 결과는 기존의 연구들에서 보고된 안와전두엽의 대사 증가 소견이 강박증의 만성화로 인해 나타나는 2차적 장애이며, 두정엽의 대사 저하가 보다 1차적인 장애일 가능성을 시사한다. Baxter가 수립한 전두-피질하 회로 이론은 두정엽의 이상을 포함하는 전두-두정엽 복합체 이론으로 확장되어야 할 것이다. Objectives: Functional imaging studies on obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD) subjects have repeatedly reported increased metabolism in orbitofrontal lobes and caudate nucleus, resulting in the "frontal-subcortical" circuit abnormality theory. Limitations of the previous studies to date include little consideration for the duration of illness, and the use of regions of interest methods, as an image analysis method. Our study objectives are 1) to include the duration of illness as an important study variable, and 2) to use Statistical Parametric Mapping(SPM) method in order to tap relations between the brain function and the psychopathology and symptoms of OCD. Methods: The [18] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography(FDG-PET) scans of OCD subjects and normal comparison subjects, as diagnosed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV(SCID-IV), were analyzed using SPM. Results: 1) Comparison of OCD and control groups : OCD subjects had significantly decreased metabolism in both parietal lobes and didn't have any areas of increased metabolism in comparison to comparison subjects(p.<0.01). four OCD subjects with the illness duration of 10 years or longer, had significantly increased metabolism in both orbitofrontal lobes<p<0.01). OCD subjects whose illness duration is shorter than 10 years didn't have any areas of increased metabolism and had significantly decreased parietal lobe metabolism, as in the analyses of all subjects(p<0.01). 2) Correlation analysis between areas and symptom severity : Metabolism of both thalamic sreas showed significant positive correlation with Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale(Y-BOCS) scores(p<0.01). Metabolism of right parietal area showed significant negative corre lation with Y-BOCS scores(p<0.01). Conclusions: The current findings suggest that the increased metabolism in orbitofrontal lobe, previously rported, may be a secondary phenomenon due to the extended illness dur- ation and that decreased metabolism in the parietal lobes are primary abnormality in OCD subjects. Thus Baxter's fronto-subcortical circuit theory should be extended into "fronto-pari-etal" complex theory, which includes the parietal lobes.