This content is machine translated Alzheimer's dementia (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Where are we today? Significant progress has been made in both Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia in recent years. This mainly concerns the understanding of the disease and diagnostics. New substances are in advanced…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Traumatic vertebral body fracture after epileptic seizure Stabilization and effective pain therapy with percutaneous vertebroplasty Osteoporotic vertebral fractures in elderly patients are common. If symptoms are mild, they are usually treated conservatively. However, in cases of marked pain, percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) may be useful in…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Alcohol dependence Mineral water against alcohol “craving” – a randomized controlled trial. Purpose: From clinical experience, it is not unknown that water intake can have a “craving”-reducing effect in alcohol-dependent patients.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain Study of the role of the cingulate cortex and pain exacerbation. Question: What is the role of the medial part of the cingulate cortex (“midcingulate cortex”, MCC) in the processing of nociception and pain? Recognize languageAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBengaliBosnianBulgarianBurmeseCebuanoChichewaChinese (ver)Chinese (trad)DänischDeutschEnglischEsperantoEstnischFinnischFranzösischGalizischGeorgischGriechischGujaratiHaitianischHausaHebräischHindiHmongIgboIndonesischIrischIsländischItalienischJapanischJavanesischJiddischKannadaKasachischKatalanischKhmerKoreanischKroatischLaoLateinishLettischLitauischMalabarischMalagasyMalaysischMaltesischMaoriMarathischMazedonischMongolischNepalesischNiederländischNorwegischPersischPolnischPortugiesischPunjabiRumänischRussischSchwedischSerbischSesothoSinghalesischSlowakischSlowenischSomaliSpanischSuaheliSundanesischTadschikischTagalogTamilTeluguThailändischTschechischTürkischUkrainischUngarischUrduUzbekischVietnamesischWalisischWeißrussischYorubaZulu AfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBengaliBosnianBulgarianBurmeseCebuanoChichewaChinese (ver)Chinese…
View Post 15 min Post-stroke dementia Prevalence and predisposing factors Stroke is a leading cause of disability. Cognitive impairment occurring after stroke has been rather neglected for many years. The review focus on the incidence and prevalence of cognitive decline…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Therapy approaches Mind-expanding substances as new possibilities for therapy Affective disorders and stress-related illnesses are an increasing global health care challenge with rising socioeconomic costs. A considerable proportion of patients do not respond or respond only temporarily to the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Stroke Society 2018, Lausanne Cerebral stroke in elderly, polymorbid patients. Elderly people are at higher risk for stroke, and their survival resp. Chances of recovery are lower than those of younger individuals. Gian Marco de Marchis, MD, Basel, and neurologist…
View Post 2 min Research: Expression of Lcn2 in Reactive Astrocytes RNA Nanotherapeutics Inhibit the Propagation of Neurotoxic Astroglial Responses Following Brain Injuries Research from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Stem Cell Institute at Cambridge University demonstrates that RNA nanotherapeutics curtail the production of an inflammation-spreading signal released by cells of the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Case report: Huntington's disease An “orphan disease” from a psychiatric perspective. Psychiatric symptoms are a crucial aspect of Huntington’s disease. An overview of symptom assessment and treatment options.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Stroke Society, Lausanne Primary CNS vasculitis – treat with or without immunosuppressants? On January 11, 2018, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Brain Stroke Society was held in Lausanne. An important topic was vasculitides, which, if they affect the CNS, can…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Basel Dementia Forum 2017 News on scoring, proven therapy, outlook on neuroimaging Despite intensive research and great progress in identifying the manifestations of dementia, its underlying causes have yet to be explained. The Basel Dementia Forum 2017 provided an update of small…
