This content is machine translated Gender Dysphoria Clarification and treatment recommendations Gender dysphoria (GD) is the discomfort regarding biological characteristics of birth sex and gender assignment, resulting in bio-psychosocial stress. Today, the diagnosis is considered confirmed when a professional has reached…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Central pain after stroke Tricyclics and calcium channel modulators as first-line therapeutic options The occurrence of pain as a result of stroke presents a pain medicine challenge. Although the knowledge of pathophysiological mechanisms of neuropathic pain after stroke has increased significantly in recent…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Dementia vs. depression The problem of differential diagnosis Dementias and depression are the most common neuropsychiatric disorders of aging. Due to a largely overlapping symptomatology, the exact diagnosis is difficult and often cannot be made in a single…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Prevention against dementia Physical activity as an effective prophylaxis? Regular physical activity can significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia as well as delay the onset of the disease. This activity should start as early as possible, but positive…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Dementia What can be done about cognitive decline in old age? One aspect of aging concerns the fear of declining cognitive abilities. The causes can be varied and include a few treatable conditions and many that are currently untreatable.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pain The essence of modern pain therapy The term “essence” was used in ancient times as a philosophical concept of essence, or beingness. What is meant is the inner nature of a thing, its core. If you…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Cerebral microangiopathy and vascular dementia. Small vessels with great significance Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer’s dementia and thus the most common non-neurodegenerative form of dementia. It does not represent a singular disease.…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Medicinal pain therapy Consider the pain mechanism, not just the pain intensity 115 years ago, the first synthetically produced analgesic came onto the market in a shelf-stable form. This was acetylsalicylic acid, which is still in use today. In the meantime, many…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Focal therapy as a new option Focal treatment of prostate cancer is a new strategy that complements the two treatment options of “active surveillance” and radical prostatectomy. The goal is to target the clinically significant tumor…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer Drug therapy 2014 Determination of EGFR mutational status and EML-ALK translocations in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma has therapeutic implications and should be requested at diagnosis. Maintenance treatment with pemetrexed in patients with non-squamous…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Radiological clarification in lung carcinoma When are which instruments used? Many lung cancers are still diagnosed at a late or advanced and thus symptomatic stage. Based on recent study data, various professional societies have made positive recommendations for lung screening,…
