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…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New anticoagulants Questions of practical application are to be clarified The new anticoagulants rivaroxaban, apixaban, and dabigatran promise several benefits, but are not suitable for all patient populations. Various questions arise in primary care practice, which were discussed at this…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Swiss Heart Foundation 2.6 million Swiss francs for cardiac and cerebrovascular research The Swiss Heart Foundation supported cardiovascular research with around 2.6 million Swiss francs in 2014. This means that 44 applications will receive a grant and can be started.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Differential diagnosis dementia Genesis and differentiation of dementia from depression and delirium The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s dementia, which is chronically progressive and primarily shows memory impairment. After initial rule-out diagnosis by the primary care provider, differential diagnosis should…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rivastigmine Dosage is critical with cholinesterase inhibitors Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AK) is the most common cause of dementia. The pathophysiology is complex and includes reductions in neurotransmitter release, leading to cognitive and functional impairment.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Dizziness One symptom with many causes Whether it’s after a ride on a merry-go-round, at great heights or after one too many glasses of alcohol: everyone knows from their own experience how it feels to be…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Three Countries Epilepsy Conference 2013 Between bathing epilepsy and zebrafish Three countries, three conference presidents and three desired lectures on current research topics – that was on the agenda at the Presidential Symposium of the Epilepsy Conference in Interlaken. There…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated The incomplete hippocampal inversion Characteristic changes in MR Incomplete hippocampal inversion (IHI), also known as hippocampal malrotation, is a fetal developmental disorder with incomplete infolding of the fetal dentate gyrus, ammonic horn, subiculum, and parahippocampal gyrus [1]. In…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Arterio-venous malformations Vascular malformation in the head – What now? The main manifestation of symptomatic arterio-venous malformation (AVM) is intracranial hemorrhage, typically subarachnoid or intracerebral as a result of rupture in localized destructive vessel wall remodeling. Other typical symptoms exist…
