This content is machine translated Congress of the American Academy of Neurology Current developments in dementia research After years of unsuccessful trials with monoclonal antibodies directed against specific forms of beta-amyloid, a promising candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s dementia now appears to be available for the…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Hydrocephalus occlusus in proximal aqueductal stenosis Neuroradiological signs and neurosurgical treatment. Case description: We report a 43-year-old patient who had suffered a first-ever seizure last summer. Comprehensive epilepsy workup revealed no epileptic potentials. However, in the course of further workup, MRI…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Before, during or after the seizure Mental disorders in epilepsy Epilepsies are common and they may present with comorbid seizure- or epilepsy-associated psychopathological phenomena. Mental symptoms may manifest before the seizure (preictal), as a seizure symptom itself (ictal), after the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Molecular markers are becoming increasingly important Treatment options for higher grade gliomas Histology (tumor resection or biopsy) is essential for diagnosis and evaluation of prognosis and therapy in higher grade gliomas. Molecular markers serve as an adjunct to WHO classification regarding expected…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated 18th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Cerebrovascular Society Transfer of evidence into practice At the SHG Congress in Geneva, a satellite symposium discussed the current study situation in the field of non-valvular atrial fibrillation. How can stroke be effectively prevented and what is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Dizziness “No other cause is as controversial as vestibular migraine” HAUSARZT PRAXIS asked Dr. med. Annika Schade, FMH specialist for ORL and neurology, RehaClinic Bad Zurzach, senior physician in the acute neurorehabilitation department of RehaClinic at the Kantonsspital Baden site,…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Multiple Sclerosis Symposium Start therapy early to improve long-term outcome The Multiple Sclerosis Symposium at Inselspital in Bern provided a broad overview of the epidemiology, etiology, course, assessment, and current pharmacotherapy of the condition. There are exciting findings from basic…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Interdisciplinary symposium on vertigo Video-based techniques simplify quantification of vestibular function An educational event on February 12 at the Inselspital Bern focused on vertigo: Among other topics, the most important vertigo syndromes for the practice, video-oculography and current therapy options were…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Painful ophthalmoplegia Tolosa-Hunt syndrome as a rather rare cause Introduction: Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory disorder that may involve the cavernous sinus, orbital apex, and superior orbital fissure. The leading symptom is painful unilateral ophthalmoplegia and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Dizziness Meniere’s disease – clarification and therapy options The diagnosis of Meniere’s disease is based on history, audiometry, and instrumental vestibular function tests. Treatment should be provided by an experienced ENT specialist. A variety of therapeutic options exist,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Guest article by the Foundation for People with Rare Diseases Ways of diagnostics – genetic testing for medical purposes The enormous progress made in recent years in the field of human genetics has already led to the identification of the cause of more than four thousand genetic (congenital) diseases.…
