This content is machine translated Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease An effective alternative to drug therapy Levodopa treatment in Prakinson’s disease often results in motor fluctuations and dyskinesias. For selected patients in advanced stages, deep brain stimulation, which works by applying high-frequency pulses to specific brain…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated News about acne and acne inversa “Milk lie” and low-dose isotretinoin The majority of this year’s Zurich Dermatological Training Days was devoted to skin appendages. For the topics “News on Acne” and “Acne inversa”, Prof. Dr. med. Martin Schaller from Tübingen,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated The slightly different case Debunked: acquired angioedema in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A 54-year-old housewife suffered an acute episode of angioedema of the tongue and posterior pharyngeal wall and required emergency treatment in the intensive care unit (Fig. 1). Since the swelling…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Guidelines in psychiatry Does psychiatry need more standardization? The discussion as to whether guidelines are necessary in medicine is controversial, especially for the field of psychiatry, in which the relationship between doctor and patient plays a significant role,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Bern introduces itself Training for patients with chronic skin diseases The University Department of Dermatology at Inselspital acts as a tertiary center in patient care, offering a variety of specialized consultations, surgical interventions, aesthetic and cosmetic dermatology, and dermatopathology examinations.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Ulcer cruris Just a symptom of various diseases The quality of life of patients with a leg ulcer is significantly reduced. In addition, this disease generates high costs due to loss of working days, high material costs, nursing…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Early detection and treatment of schizophrenic psychoses Setting the course early is crucial for a favorable outcome Risk states for schizophrenia are defined mainly by attenuated psychotic symptoms and subjectively perceived changes in perception and thinking. In a high-risk state, supportive care and monitoring, rather than antipsychotic…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated St. Gallen introduces itself “We don’t just treat pimples” The Clinic for Dermatology/Allergology at the Cantonal Hospital in St. Gallen has been in existence since 2004. Meanwhile, dermatology was almost bursting at the seams, but today it is a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Anemia Simple algorithm allows clarification in 90% of cases Anemias are a common problem in family practice. On the basis of the medical history and a few laboratory parameters, about 90% of anemias can be clarified and causally explained…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Crossed cerebro-cerebellar diaschisis. DWI imaging in the diagnosis of status epilepticus Magnetic resonance imaging is a sensitive method for visualizing reversible and irreversible changes in brain tissue after epileptic seizures. The following case report specifically discusses diffusion imaging, which can visualize…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Aspects of vascular diseases “Long live sport!” – The title of this honest, but also quite ironic 80s hit actually sums it up perfectly: Sport (not only football) is for many probably the most…
