This content is machine translated Integrated treatment as the key to success Interdisciplinary pain therapy in patients with paraplegia Chronic pain is the most common health problem reported by patients with paraplegia. Due to the occurrence of different types of pain and pain mechanisms within the bio-psycho-social model of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Three-country conference on headache in Bad Zurzach Giant cell arteritis – Dangerous inflammation of the blood vessels The course of giant cell arteritis is chronic. Patients often suffer from headache. In order to therapeutically save steroids, the monoclonal antibody tocilizumab has recently been used.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Neurobiological and clinical concepts Rehabilitation after spinal cord injury People with lesions below the cervical spinal cord segments have spastic or flaccid paraplegic paraplegia. Restrictions in walking ability are considered serious by affected patients and are the focus of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 14th European Trend Day, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute Super You – The growing markets of self-optimization The GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for Economic and Social Studies’ Trend Day in March captivated participants with big questions: brainhacking, biohacking, transhumanism, data selfies, microdosing, “flow” – techniques of self-optimization…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Incomplete paraplegic lesions Surgical treatment options for paraplegia. A brief overview of surgical treatment options for traumatic spinal injuries, spinal tumors, and degenerative changes with paraplegic symptoms.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Imaging diagnostics Procedure for acute cerebral stroke Estimates showed that approximately 1.8 million neurons are lost per minute in the course of ischemic damage caused by reduced blood supply. So in acute cerebral stroke, things have to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Neurofilament serum levels as a marker for disease activity and therapeutic success. Neurofilaments (NFL) are components of the neuronal cytoskeleton and are released into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) both as part of physiological degradation processes and in increased amounts in the event…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Multiple Sclerosis (MS) News on monoclonal antibody therapy A widespread chronic disease, affecting a majority of young adults, causes a vehement financial and societal interest to develop effective and tolerable therapies. In 2017 alone, two new monoclonal antibodies…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Update on etiopathogenesis, diagnostics and therapy Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases of the CNS. In recent decades, there has been an increase in the incidence of autoimmune diseases in general. The current article briefly summarizes the most important innovations regarding etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated ACTRIMS 2018 Forum in San Diego Assessment of psyche and cognition in MS. Psychiatric comorbidities in MS are often not assessed in a standardized manner. This is the conclusion of a study at the ACTRIMS Forum. Similar findings apply to cognitive performance changes.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Multiple Sclerosis - 20th State of the Art Symposium, Lucerne App and video game-based training in MS therapy. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory, degenerative autoimmune disease that can lead to significant impairments for those affected in their daily lives. App-based training offers and developments in the field…
