This content is machine translated Laryngeal papillomatosis Living with constant shortness of breath We would like to present another case from our foundation’s work. It is about Lia from Leipzig, who experienced acute respiratory distress at the age of two, which resulted in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Efficacy of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 in vertigo. Clinical study shows same effect as betahistine and better tolerability The efficacy of EGb 761 in cognitive disorders has been documented by a large number of clinical studies. In the broad discussion about the dosage, as well as the sensible…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated 31-year-old patient with new onset of neck pain on exertion Interdisciplinary approach to a chordoma of the craniocervical junction. Case description: We report a 31-year-old patient who was medically evaluated for new-onset neck pain on exertion without accompanying neurologic symptoms.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Acute dizziness ABCD2 score and HINTS examination as stroke predictors. Purpose: How good is the combination of two clinical stroke predictors (ABCD2 score and the special oculomotor examination HINTS) for risk assessment of image-morphologically proven stroke in patients with acute…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Diagnostic options for acute and chronic vertigo “Everything is spinning!” In the case of the leading symptom of dizziness, a structured procedure incl. targeted questioning of the duration and frequency of episodes as well as provocation factors and a focused…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tinnitus - clarification and therapy for the practitioner Listen to tinnitus patients and take them seriously Accurate diagnostics including classification of the level of suffering must be performed. One should recognize “special cases” that entail specific somatic treatment. Educate the patient about possible causes and origins…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 30th Interactive GP afternoon When the nose no longer stops bleeding This time, ORL emergencies were among the topics discussed at the GP afternoon at the USZ. What are the modern diagnostics and treatment of epistaxis? What decisions should be made…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pulse synchronous ear noise Experimental endovascular therapy for pulsatile tinnitus of venous origin. Introduction: In vascular anomalies near the inner ear, some patients perceive pathological blood flow in the form of rhythmic ear noise. This so-called “pulsatile tinnitus” is pulse-synchronous, i.e. it correlates…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Pain and swelling after eating Current diagnostics and treatment of salivary stones By no means every patient who visits the doctor with swellings of the large salivary glands suffers from a viral or bacterial inflammation. The cause of swelling can also be…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Oral mucositis during radiotherapy Does flushing with tricyclic antidepressant help? Oral mucositis may occur as a side effect of radiotherapy for head and neck tumors. This is frequent, sometimes extremely painful and clearly limits the therapeutic options. Pain-relieving medications are…
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,…
