This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis The role of astrocytes in progress management. In chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis, CNS cells make various adaptations during neuroinflammation. The main cells involved in this inflammatory process are the glial cells, among which the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated NMOSD Current figures speak for early therapy management Rare autoimmune diseases such as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease (NMOSD) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) are united by ignorance of quality of life and socioeconomic costs of illness.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sleep Medicine Residual excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep serves the physical and psychological recovery as well as the strengthening of the hormone balance or immune system and the detoxification of the brain. But there are some things…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pain Management Living at last – Focus on individual pain management Improving care in pain and palliative situations was the focus of this year’s Pain Congress. Patients with chronic pain in particular require individualized treatment in order to finally be able…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neurogeriatrics Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo – what to do when it fluctuates? Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a frequently idiopathic disorder. Among other things, it often occurs in old age, after trauma, in severe systemic diseases or even migraine. Repositioning therapy is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Vascular dementia Ginkgo biloba extract, cholinesterase inhibitor, or both? In a retrospective study, 12 months of treatment with a Ginkgo biloba special extract as monotherapy or in combination with cholinesterase inhibitors resulted in a reduction in cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chorea Detect rare movement disorders using red flags Autoimmune movement disorders occur very rarely and can appear like neurodegenerative diseases. That’s what makes it so difficult to make the right diagnosis. However, characteristic phenotypes and red flags may…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Neurointensive Care Focus on interprofessional delirium management Treating the critically ill demands the highest levels of concentration, up-to-date knowledge and rapid action from hospital staff. The Congress of Neurointensive Medicine therefore explicitly addressed scientific advances, collaboration between…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Ischemic stroke New drug for acute stroke treatment For the treatment of acute stroke caused by a vascular occlusion or clot in the brain, “time is brain” applies – i.e. any loss of time must be avoided. The…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Menopause More brain damage in older women than in men of the same age After menopause, the extent of certain brain damage is greater in women than in men of the same age. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the German Center…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's The treatment of L-dopa associated effect fluctuations. Parkinson’s patients suffer the most from effect fluctuations. However, it is not possible to predict when this phase begins due to the individual course of the disease. Several starting points…
