This content is machine translated Advanced Parkinson's disease Effective use of pump therapy A 64-year-old Parkinson’s disease patient developed massive effect fluctuations and severe worsening of symptoms under conventional therapy. Only the use of a continuous intrajejunal dopaminergic stimulation by pump therapy led to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pregnancy and multiple sclerosis Family planning with MS therapy need not be a challenge Multiple sclerosis (MS) predominantly affects women between the ages of 20 and 45 at the time of diagnosis – with an increasing incidence [1,2]. As a result, not only is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated "Mild Cognitive Impairment" (MCI). How can progression be delayed? Patients with “Mild Cognitive Impairment” (MCI) have an increased risk of developing manifest dementia. The evidence on drug treatments that slow the progression of neurocognitive impairment is mixed. In terms of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Primary headache Multimodal management of tension headaches As a basis for a differentiated diagnosis and treatment, a careful medical history is crucial. Tension headaches account for over 90% of all primary headache symptoms. Lifestyle measures are an…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain Pain syndrome: from pathophysiology to therapy When pain becomes a disease in its own right and is no longer a warning function of the body, it is referred to as chronic pain syndrome. In addition to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Adult ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and co(morbidities). Especially in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, the issue of comorbidity/differential diagnosis plays a role that should not be underestimated. Experts assume that a large proportion of those affected also have other…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Side effect management Immune checkpoint inhibitor associated neurological side effects. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are finding increasingly widespread use in oncology with some breakthrough success. However, the activation of the immune system also triggers a wide range of side effects. Neurological… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Insomnia When counting sheep doesn’t help: comprehensive therapy for sleep disorders Disturbances of the sleep-wake rhythm can manifest themselves in a variety of ways and greatly affect daytime activities. The causes can be as varied as the manifestations. In order to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Migraine Headache diagnostics and current therapy options When talking about headaches, not necessarily always the same pain is meant. It is much more likely that symptoms present differently from patient to patient. More than 200 different types…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content: Spinal Muscular Atrophy Growing evidence for nusinersen in adult patients with 5q SMA. Until a few years ago, there were only symptomatic treatment options for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This has changed. New evidence reinforces that nusinersen-treated adult 5q-SMA…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's disease Place of COMT inhibitors in Parkinson’s disease therapy. Over time, fluctuations in efficacy may occur in Parkinson’s therapy with L-dopa. Then, the treatment of L-dopa induced dyskinesias and motor fluctuations represents the most important task in clinical practice.… CME-Test
