This content is machine translated SGPP Annual Congress 2017, Bern - Keynote Complex psychiatric diseases and the Human Brain Project. The Human Brain Project studies the brain and its diseases. In the first approach, a realistic model of the brain is recreated based on detailed neuroscience and genetic data. The…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated The hepatic encephalopathy A common complication of cirrhosis of the liver Hepatic encephalopathy encompasses a wide spectrum of nonspecific symptoms. Most often, infectious diseases are responsible for an episode. Lactulose or lactitol is used for treatment. In severe cases, therapy is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Newly diagnosed glioblastoma A continuing therapeutic challenge The standard of care for newly diagnosed glioblastoma is resection as completely as possible. This is followed by temozolomide-based radiochemotherapy. Among the newer therapeutic approaches is the use of tumor…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Meningiomas Update 2017 Surgery is the main form of therapy for meningioma, followed by radiotherapy. The latter is used for higher grade tumors, those with non-removable remnants, or for certain meningiomas in the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Prognosis and biology of gliomas Why low-malignant gliomas are currently not curable Grade II gliomas tend to be underestimated in their malignancy in the early stages. There is no standard for treatment. In addition to wait-and-see, aggressive surgical tactics are becoming more…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS in Paris MS in children – Does the same apply to therapy as in adults? At the ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS Congress, for once the pediatric population came into focus. Fingolimod was shown to be effective here as well. But the benefits don’t come “free.”
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated SGPP Annual Congress 2017 The psychiatry of the future At the annual congress of the Swiss Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (SGPP) in the Kursaal in Bern, the concept of the future was the focus of presentations and discussions. InFo NEUROLOGY…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pain Congress 2017, Mannheim CGRP receptor antibodies: A hope for migraine patients? The novel CGRP receptor antibody erenumab could usher in a new era in migraine therapy. Initial results from Phase II studies are encouraging.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy Cancer survivors fall more often Falls are up to one-quarter more common in cancer survivors than in the general population. A crucial role seems to be played by neuropathies triggered by chemotherapies. Patients sometimes struggle…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy Risk of recurrence of ictal asystole Ictal asystole is a dangerous complication that, although rare, can result in serious injury. To detect recurrent ictal asystole, documentation of only one or two epileptic seizures in the simultaneous…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Amsterdam Sexual dysfunction in MS Sexual dysfunction is a “side show” of MS disease. Nevertheless, a considerable proportion of all those affected suffer from it. Not only MS itself, but also the comorbidity “depression” plays…
