This content is machine translated FomF Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Update Refresher, Zurich Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant depression. Bruno Kägi, MD, Zurich, reported on his experience with VNS and explained how it can be combined with other psychiatric treatments in cases of severe or treatment-resistant depression. …
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Craniocerebral trauma in sports Sports fitness assessment, part 2 Traumatic brain injury (SHT) is often trivialized in sports [1]. Short- and long-term consequences may occur, such as motor disorders that can lead to further injuries, loss of performance, dizziness,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Is physical activity a risk factor for ALS? Information on whether or not physical activity is a risk for the development of ALS would be important in terms of understanding pathogenesis. A population-based, multinational case-control study examined this…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Craniocerebral trauma in sports Sports fitness assessment, part 1 Although often downplayed, concussions pose risks: The risk of further injury increases, and the recovery period is prolonged. Serious complications such as “second impact syndrome” can also occur. Little is…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated CNS Lymphoma Induction and consolidation – which agents, regimens and targets? Therapy for primary CNS lymphoma has evolved greatly in recent years. The life expectancy of patients has increased. Methotrexate remains the basis of all induction therapies. In consolidation, the situation…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Creating knowledge with Citizen Science Swiss MS Register: A first assessment With the Swiss MS Registry, the Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Society launched a project in 2016 that functions according to the principle of Citizen Science. On World MS Day 2018, people…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Update therapy forms Deep brain stimulation and MR-guided focused ultrasound in Parkinson’s disease. Stereotactic surgery in the treatment of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease is a promising therapeutic option. Research status, use and basic principles of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS)…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Pain Somatoform pain disorders ICD-11 will largely assign persistent somatoform pain disorders to the interpretation-neutral category of “primary chronic pain,” abandoning the earlier concept of a “monocausal psychogeny”-an introduction to the clinical picture.
View Post 16 min 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…
