This content is machine translated EPA Congress in Munich What were the highlights? At the EPA Congress in Munich, the focus was on depression, schizophrenia and alcohol dependence. Studies show that early restoration of positive affect, in particular, is related to response in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Alcohol dependence treatment Establish reduction of alcohol consumption as a therapy goal The therapy of alcoholics is quite a difficult task. Psychosocial support measures are often initiated, which may not always be the only correct course given the advances in medication. Recently,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Progressive schizophrenia Cognitive improvement has functional relevance – even in the short term Experts discussed new research results and findings on biomarkers, neuroimaging, and cognitive impairment in schizophrenia at the EPA Congress in Munich. The focus was on the question of new therapeutic…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Family Doctors Day Bern Anxiety disorders and depression are difficult to distinguish Two diseases or one clinical picture with different facets? This question remained unanswered at the Bern GP Conference in Bern. In contrast, there were important recommendations for managing anxiety disorders…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Gender Dysphoria Clarification and treatment recommendations Gender dysphoria (GD) is the discomfort regarding biological characteristics of birth sex and gender assignment, resulting in bio-psychosocial stress. Today, the diagnosis is considered confirmed when a professional has reached…
View Post 10 min 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…
