This content is machine translated 2014 Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting Prizes for promising research in the field of multiple sclerosis At the 2014 Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting in Boston (September 10-13, 2014), the GMSI Award (Grant for Multiple Sclerosis Innovation) was presented to the winners for the second time. The goal…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Bladder Cancer Promising immunotherapy A new phase I trial with a compound targeting the immunosuppressive protein PDL1 shows promising results with a good toxicity profile. This provides a potentially new class of drugs for…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Elimination of varicose veins Which method for which patient? Various procedures are available today for the treatment of varicose veins. The technique chosen depends on the anatomical conditions and patient characteristics. Endovenous techniques involve thermal, mechanical, and/or chemical destruction…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cerebral DVA ("developmental venous anomaly"). Seizure event in the context of meningitis Case report: A 30-year-old man with an unremarkable medical history suffered a focal clonic seizure of the left upper extremity, secondarily generalized. Five days earlier, the patient had a fever…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy for lung cancer Staging, operability, and prognostic factors determine the indication The choice of therapeutic modalities for lung cancer depends on several factors. Accurate staging, assessment of operability, and knowledge of prognostic factors such as the number of affected lymph node…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Questions and tests Early detection of cognitive disorders The earliest possible detection of cognitive disorders makes a lot of sense: on the one hand, treatable causes can be discovered, and on the other hand, those affected still have…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain Clarification algorithm and insurance-related considerations In chronic pain, various diagnostic, therapeutic, and expert opinion aspects are of great importance. A careful physical status is still very important. Pain models as a communicative bridge in the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) PARTNER study shows survival benefit even after five years In September 2014, the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference was held in Washington, D.C., USA. Dr. Samir Kapadia, Cleveland Clinic, USA, presented the 5-year results of the PARTNER study on behalf…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pain Congress in Hamburg Pain therapy – balancing efficacy and tolerability At the German Pain Congress in Hamburg, experts provided insights into the current options for pain therapy. This is not infrequently characterized by patients having to weigh up (especially gastrointestinal)…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Neuropathic pain In most cases a multimodal therapy is necessary Due to the special pathophysiology and the resulting therapy options, the general practitioner plays a decisive role in the diagnosis and therapy of neuropathic pain. Essential knowledge of clinical and…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Migraine therapy - Update Towards new routes of administration and new therapeutic principles Since the introduction of triptans in the 1990s, there have been few innovations in the development of migraine therapy. Currently, however, a number of promising substances or neurostimulation methods are…
