This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis From “one size fits all” to personalized therapy Multiple sclerosis is also called a disease with a thousand faces, because no two courses are alike. Early intervention is needed to preserve brain and spinal cord tissue. This is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's From clinical syndrome to molecular diagnostics and modern therapy A large proportion of Parkinson’s patients suffer from the sporadic form of the disease, in which no gene mutations can be detected. However, in order to develop drugs using cell…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Nusinersen in adults with 5q-SMA newly eligible for reimbursement Treatment of adult patients with 5q-associated spinal muscular atrophy type II and III with nusinersen will be reimbursed in Switzerland as of July 1, 2020. The costs are covered by…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Antiplatelet agents Ticagrelor reduces risk of recurrent stroke After an acute cerebral infarction or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), the risk of another stroke is massively increased. That early treatment with an antiplatelet agent contributes to secondary prevention…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pain Medicine Challenges and possibilities of therapy with cannabinoids Cannabinoids are becoming increasingly important in medicine. First used to treat nausea and loss of appetite in tumor and HIV patients, they are increasingly being used in certain nephropathies, multiple…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sleep Medicine In sleep to the dream figure During REM sleep, many different brain regions show increased activity. Why this is so has not yet been conclusively clarified. However, recent research has now shown that the activity of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Orphan disease Excellent and innovative treatment for spinal muscular atrophy Spinal muscular atrophy is associated with rapid loss of motor neurons, resulting in, among other things, impaired breathing. It represents the most common genetic cause of infant and young child…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Migraine prophylaxis Current real-world data confirm long-term efficacy and safety Migraine patients have a hard time: pain, nausea and sensitivity to light significantly limit their quality of life. Everyday and social life suffers – more than 8 days a month…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Migraine Avert headaches in advance Migraine is one of the most common of the more than 240 forms of headache and significantly restricts sufferers in their daily lives and quality of life. Although the number…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Spinal muscular atrophy SMA in adults: the road to personalized treatment Adults with spinal muscular atrophy form a clinically and genetically very heterogeneous group. A common feature is the progressive loss of motor anterior horn cells in the spinal cord, resulting…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Therapy Do GLP-1 receptor agonists contribute to stroke prophylaxis? The risk of suffering a stroke is massively higher for diabetics than in the general population. New data suggest that dulaglutide reduces the risk of ischemic stroke in diabetic patients…
