This content is machine translated Season and thrust activity in MS More sun, fewer relapses Sun exposure and MS risk are linked – this is nothing new. But is the relapse rate of those who are already ill also influenced by the seasons? And are…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 2014 Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting Prizes for promising research in the field of multiple sclerosis At the 2014 Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting in Boston (September 10-13, 2014), the GMSI Award (Grant for Multiple Sclerosis Innovation) was presented to the winners for the second time. The goal…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cerebral DVA ("developmental venous anomaly"). Seizure event in the context of meningitis Case report: A 30-year-old man with an unremarkable medical history suffered a focal clonic seizure of the left upper extremity, secondarily generalized. Five days earlier, the patient had a fever…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Questions and tests Early detection of cognitive disorders The earliest possible detection of cognitive disorders makes a lot of sense: on the one hand, treatable causes can be discovered, and on the other hand, those affected still have…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain Clarification algorithm and insurance-related considerations In chronic pain, various diagnostic, therapeutic, and expert opinion aspects are of great importance. A careful physical status is still very important. Pain models as a communicative bridge in the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pain Congress in Hamburg Pain therapy – balancing efficacy and tolerability At the German Pain Congress in Hamburg, experts provided insights into the current options for pain therapy. This is not infrequently characterized by patients having to weigh up (especially gastrointestinal)…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Neuropathic pain In most cases a multimodal therapy is necessary Due to the special pathophysiology and the resulting therapy options, the general practitioner plays a decisive role in the diagnosis and therapy of neuropathic pain. Essential knowledge of clinical and…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Migraine therapy - Update Towards new routes of administration and new therapeutic principles Since the introduction of triptans in the 1990s, there have been few innovations in the development of migraine therapy. Currently, however, a number of promising substances or neurostimulation methods are…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 19th Zurich Cardiovascular Day Brain stroke – a clinical picture from two different perspectives Two experts from different fields spoke on the topic of “cerebral stroke” at the 19th Zurich Cardiovascular Day. From a neurological perspective, cerebral microbleeds have been identified as a risk…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated MS diagnosis Social consequences and possibilities of integration The possible limitations caused by multiple sclerosis have an influence on the social framework of people with MS and their relatives. Changes in opportunities for participation in education, work, interaction…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) Significance of EDSS for therapy indication in multiple sclerosis. Clinical symptoms are critical in assessing the course and therapy of multiple sclerosis. To date, no symptom assessment method has been able to replace the clinical neurological examination, and no…
