This content is machine translated Occlusion therapy of intracranial aneurysms Endovascular and neurosurgical options. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAB) is associated with high mortality and morbidity. After initial stabilization of the patient, neurosurgical and/or endovascular therapies must be used to eliminate the source of bleeding.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Thrust-remitting MS An update on basic oral therapy Several encouraging advances have been made in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in recent years. Thus, the first orally administered substance – fingolimod – now also has a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 86th Congress of the German Society of Neurology Highlights from the DGN Congress 2013 This year’s meeting of the German Society of Neurology took place in Dresden from September 18-21, 2013. We have selected four exciting studies that were highlighted at this congress.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Approval Teriflunomide (Aubagio®) Significantly lower risk of disability progression The more a patient with MS is limited in different areas of life by his increasing disability, the worse his health status becomes. In Switzerland, an oral MS treatment, teriflunomide,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated An update Cochrane analysis compares eleven substances in MS The aim of a recent meta-analysis by the Cochrane Collaboration was to compare eleven agents used in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in terms of reduction in relapse rates, disability progression,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The epileptic seizure as stroke mimic The role of perfusion CT Introduction: The clinical distinction between a stroke and an epileptic seizure is not always easy in the emergency situation. However, for the indication of thrombolytic therapy, the distinction between these…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Goodbye The last – on our own account This number is very special for me. It is the last one for me as editor of InFo NEUROLOGIE & PSYCHIATRIE.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Differential diagnoses of multiple sclerosis How to track mimics The current diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) allow a very early and specific diagnosis in most cases. When MS is suspected, however, it is always important to consider the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Stroke prevention in VHF Real-life data with dabigatran convincing For the first time, real-life data are available for one of the new oral anticoagulants. These were presented in Zurich on October 2, 2013. They demonstrate a compelling safety and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated On the farewell of Prof. Philippe Lyrer Partir, c’est mourir un peu Dear Philippe. Ten years ago, in the fall of 2003, we published the first issue of InFo NEUROLOGIE & PSYCHIATRIE together – you as the editor of Neurology, me as…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Immunotherapy and immunomodulation Disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is the most common neurological disease in young adults. Already at a young age it can lead to permanent disability, but the disease activity at the beginning of…
