This content is machine translated Prevention Summit Lowering blood pressure to prevent dementia? Vascular dementia was the subject of a presentation at the Prevention Summit at the University Hospital Zurich. PD Dr. med. Urs Schwarz, University Hospital Zurich, gave an overview of this…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated New developments in the field of Alzheimer's dementia “It is an open question how much dementia prevalence will actually increase in the future” Ansgar Felbecker, MD, from the Clinic for Neurology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, discussed issues related to Alzheimer’s dementia with HAUSARZT PRAXIS. Current epidemiological figures, pathogenetic findings, and diagnostic and therapeutic…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EGb 761 for dementia with neuropsychiatric symptoms A recently published review demonstrates the efficacy of the plant extract The present review represents an analysis of four studies published between 2007 and 2012 that investigated the efficacy of the Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 in patients with age-related dementia…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Brain stroke care in Switzerland Where are we today? After the medical efficacy of thrombolysis was scientifically proven, great efforts were made in the USA, Canada, Australia and most European countries to improve the infrastructure for the earliest possible,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cancer and stroke Retrospective study offers little hope for stroke patients with cancer The aim of a new study was to find out how often and in what way recurrent thromboembolic events present after acute ischemic stroke. This only involved stroke patients who…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Removal of a parieto-occipital tumor Multimodal imaging and interhemispheric resection. Case report: The 53-year-old, previously healthy woman was clarified by CT imaging due to a tripping fall with commotio. Here, no intracranial trauma sequelae were evident. However, a large right…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated New insights into Alzheimer's diagnostics Nose and eyes offer diagnostically promising possibilities Important advances are emerging in Alzheimer’s diagnostics. Soon, low-cost eye and smell tests could be included in early diagnosis. Several studies on this were presented at the AAIC Congress in Copenhagen.…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Stroke Symposium at the Inselspital Bern Still many unknowns in the management of cerebral hemorrhage On August 21, 2014, a stroke symposium was held at the Inselspital in Bern, organized by the University Department of Neurology. The first presentations focused on the structure and certification of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Quantitative sensory testing How to analyze and classify neuropathic pain? Diagnosing nerve pain remains a challenge. According to the current validated standard questionnaires, further clarifications such as quantitative sensory testing are also used, depending on the case. A new study…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Somatoform disorders Cognitive behavioral therapy as therapeutic gold standard Somatoform disorders do occur frequently and are relevant to health economics. Nevertheless, they are still sometimes given little attention in psychiatry and psychotherapy – both in clinical care and in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Intracerebral hemorrhage and stroke Nursing home residents do not benefit from occupational therapy after stroke Two lectures at the 23rd European Stroke Conference in Nice were dedicated to the topic of stroke. On the one hand, it was about effective prophylaxis. How can intracerebral hemorrhage…
