This content is machine translated Findings from the ALS Symposium 2024 in Montreal Current and future approaches in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressing, as yet incurable neurodegenerative disease that poses considerable medical, therapeutic and social challenges. Despite its comparatively low prevalence, ALS represents a central...…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence Dr. ChatGPT: Large language models in everyday clinical practice With the public availability of ChatGPT 3.5 in fall 2022 at the latest, artificial intelligence in the sense of large language models (L LMs) is on everyone’s lips. However, it...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Liver cirrhosis Prophylaxis of decompensation – focus on portal hypertension While until recently the rule was to initiate beta-blocker therapy only when varices occurred, it has recently been recommended to prescribe beta-blockers early and regardless of the stage of the...…
This content is machine translated Oxidative stress and neurodegeneration Insights and therapeutic strategies for Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Oxidative stress is increasingly being discussed as a key...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Evidence, potential and limits Phytotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis Herbal medicines open up new perspectives in the concomitant and alternative treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In view of the limited efficacy and side effects of many standard drugs, phytopharmaceuticals...…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Monitoring via smartphone app PROs help patients with metastatic breast cancer Prolonging survival and maintaining the best possible quality of life by monitoring disease progression, selecting appropriate therapy and minimizing side effects are the most important treatment goals when it comes...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – pancreatic pseudocyst Most pancreatic pseudocysts are associated with pancreatitis and regress spontaneously. If pseudocysts cause symptoms or lead to complications, they can be treated endoscopically-interventional or surgically. Pancreatic pseudocysts can be differentiated...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case report: 72-year-old with pancytopenia and pyrexia Visceral leishmaniasis or autoimmune hepatitis? After the patient had been admitted to hospital for investigation of fever attacks, night sweats and an unintentional weight loss of 18 kg within six months, pancytopenia was diagnosed with...…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Innovative approaches in glioblastoma treatment Synergistic combination therapies and the potential of phytotherapy and mycotherapy Glioblastomas (GBM) are among the most aggressive and therapy-resistant tumors of the central nervous system and present both clinicians and researchers with immense challenges. Despite significant advances in diagnostics and...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Neuromodulatory approaches Neurocardiology: key mechanisms and clinical implications Neurocardiology is a comparatively young, interdisciplinary field that deals intensively with the (patho-)physiological interactions between the nervous system and the cardiovascular system. The fact that emotions and stress can affect...…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Efficacy, mechanism of action and clinical effects Garlic and high blood pressure Arterial hypertension is a key risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease worldwide. It is one of the most frequently diagnosed conditions in GP care and requires consistent, guideline-based...…