Neurointervention.  2016 Mar;11(1):1-4. 10.5469/neuroint.2016.11.1.1.

Medical Problems during Participation of Medical Congress - A Long Trip to Val D'Isere from Korea

• Park D
• Kim M
• Lee GY
• Yang KH
• Park HS
• Suh DC

• KMID: 2155711
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2016.11.1.1

Abstract

Since the 3rd WIN meeting in 1982 more than 500 participants join the meeting in Val D'Isere every year [1]. One of our authors has attended the meeting more than 10 times. He experienced many physical illnesses while travelling from South Korea to Val D'Isere in France, which is located in the Alps mountain near the border between France and Italy. In order to get there, it is necessary to take airplane, train, and/or bus with a heavy suitcase. During the trip which usually takes more than 15 hours, he experienced headache, gastrointestinal trouble, sleep disturbance and other additional physical illnesses. Therefore, we reviewed the itinerary to Val D'Isere and presented physical illnesses which occurred during a long trip for an academic activity by specialized professionals such as university hospital professors. In addition, we discussed the mechanism of such illnesses and offered possible solutions including medical treatment.

Keyword

Travel medicine; Neurointervention; Medical congress

MeSH Terms

Aircraft
France
Headache
Italy
Korea*
Travel Medicine

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Map of European countries (A) to show how to get to the French Alps. Rectangular box is magnified in (B). After flight to Paris (a long arrow in A), there is a train (day or night trains) at the Gare D'Austeriz to get to Bourg-Saint-Maurice. After flight to Genève (a short arrow in A), there is a bus to get to Val D'Isere. Close-up (B) of the Savoi region (rectangular box in Fig. 1A) shows where Val D'Isere located. Arrows indicate travel course from Genève to Val D'Isere by bus. It takes about 4 hours.

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