This content is machine translated Depression in neurological diseases You should know these mechanisms Depression is clustered in various brain disorders and presents a diagnostic challenge. Increased prevalence, partially specific etiopathogenetic mechanisms, and differential response to antidepressant treatments are characteristic in cerebrovascular insult (stroke),…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sleep apnea More women affected Around 150,000 people in Switzerland are affected by sleep apnea. The disease with the symptoms of snoring, breathing pauses and daytime sleepiness, is still considered predominantly a “men’s problem”, as…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Visually impaired or blind? Visual impairment in Switzerland more frequent than previously assumed A study now published by the Swiss National Association for the Blind SZB calculates the current number of blind and visually impaired people in Switzerland to be over 300,000. According…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Neurologically disturbed children Causes and consequences of vitamin B12 deficiency in childhood If developmental retardation with failure to thrive cannot be explained in any other way, a urinalysis with determination of the organic acids in the urine (methylmalonic acid) and a cobalamin…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rational therapy for sleep disorders When do you need a specialized doctor? Sleep disorders are one of the most common complaints in the normal population. Up to a quarter suffer from problems falling asleep or sleeping through the night, or from non-restorative…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Therapy of mental illness Treating depression and bipolar disorder using guidelines What is standard practice in somatic medicine – guideline-based treatment recommendations for specific diseases – is relatively new in Swiss psychiatry. Although very good evidence-based algorithms exist for most mental…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Xerosis cutis Is the skin prone to dryness or is it pathologically dry? Dry skin conditions are a common phenomenon, especially in the winter months in mid and northern latitudes of the globe due to low humidity. Dry skin (xerosis cutis) is also a common…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Wide variety of clinical manifestations Viral infections of the skin The number of virus-related skin diseases is large. Some of these manifest locally such as verrucae, herpes simplex, or skin lesions triggered by parapoxviruses such as Milker’s nodules or Orf.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interview with PD Dr. med. Alexander Navarini, Zurich “Patients will have a near-normal quality of life” Recently, PD Alexander Navarini, MD, Zurich, Switzerland, and other researchers discovered a new cell population involved in the pathophysiology of psoriasis. The dermatologist also investigated in clinical trials how well…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Eczema comprehensive treatment Dealing with skin changes Dear Colleagues. Do you find yourself with a patient sitting in front of you with skin lesions that you can vaguely classify as eczema? To further clarifications or above all…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Childhood neurodermatitis Early therapy is match decisive A basic cure for the predisposition to atopic dermatitis is not possible. The genetic disposition is lifelong. Contrary to common belief, relevant trigger factors such as food or other allergies…
