This content is machine translated Central pain after stroke Tricyclics and calcium channel modulators as first-line therapeutic options The occurrence of pain as a result of stroke presents a pain medicine challenge. Although the knowledge of pathophysiological mechanisms of neuropathic pain after stroke has increased significantly in recent…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Doping What to do if you have to take medication due to illness? Recently, there was a report in a medical journal about doping in the workplace. When working people (or students, artists, politicians) take substances in the hope of improving their performance,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Acute spinning vertigo, "hearing loss" and facial nerve palsy What is the cause? Introduction: Torsional vertigo is one of the most common acute neurological symptoms seen in emergency departments. We present a case example of the value of imaging techniques in determining the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Cerebral microangiopathy and vascular dementia. Small vessels with great significance Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer’s dementia and thus the most common non-neurodegenerative form of dementia. It does not represent a singular disease.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Metastatic melanoma Nanoparticle therapy as a future option? Metastatic melanoma is very difficult to treat, in part because melanoma cells rapidly develop resistance to the new specific therapeutics. New options are intended to remedy this situation and improve…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Medicinal pain therapy Consider the pain mechanism, not just the pain intensity 115 years ago, the first synthetically produced analgesic came onto the market in a shelf-stable form. This was acetylsalicylic acid, which is still in use today. In the meantime, many…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Hematomas What helps against the painful bruises? Subcutaneous hematomas occur due to external impacts such as blows, falls or bumps. Post-traumatic hematomas usually heal on their own after a few days to weeks, changing color several times…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Focal therapy as a new option Focal treatment of prostate cancer is a new strategy that complements the two treatment options of “active surveillance” and radical prostatectomy. The goal is to target the clinically significant tumor…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer Drug therapy 2014 Determination of EGFR mutational status and EML-ALK translocations in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma has therapeutic implications and should be requested at diagnosis. Maintenance treatment with pemetrexed in patients with non-squamous…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer HAROW Study Provides Fuel for Discussion A German health services research study (HAROW) is causing a stir: it raises the question of whether low-risk prostate cancer should be treated with surgery, radiation or (only) active surveillance.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Radiological clarification in lung carcinoma When are which instruments used? Many lung cancers are still diagnosed at a late or advanced and thus symptomatic stage. Based on recent study data, various professional societies have made positive recommendations for lung screening,…
