This content is machine translated On the farewell of Prof. Philippe Lyrer Partir, c’est mourir un peu Dear Philippe. Ten years ago, in the fall of 2003, we published the first issue of InFo NEUROLOGIE & PSYCHIATRIE together – you as the editor of Neurology, me as…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Thrust-remitting MS An update on basic oral therapy Several encouraging advances have been made in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in recent years. Thus, the first orally administered substance – fingolimod – now also has a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 86th Congress of the German Society of Neurology Highlights from the DGN Congress 2013 This year’s meeting of the German Society of Neurology took place in Dresden from September 18-21, 2013. We have selected four exciting studies that were highlighted at this congress.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Approval Teriflunomide (Aubagio®) Significantly lower risk of disability progression The more a patient with MS is limited in different areas of life by his increasing disability, the worse his health status becomes. In Switzerland, an oral MS treatment, teriflunomide,…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Immunotherapy and immunomodulation Disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is the most common neurological disease in young adults. Already at a young age it can lead to permanent disability, but the disease activity at the beginning of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated An update Cochrane analysis compares eleven substances in MS The aim of a recent meta-analysis by the Cochrane Collaboration was to compare eleven agents used in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in terms of reduction in relapse rates, disability progression,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Patient registers with the IV What the IV needs from you When an insured person registers with the IV, he or she must, among other things, name the doctors with whom he or she is receiving treatment. These are legally obligated…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The epileptic seizure as stroke mimic The role of perfusion CT Introduction: The clinical distinction between a stroke and an epileptic seizure is not always easy in the emergency situation. However, for the indication of thrombolytic therapy, the distinction between these…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Psychiatric expertise/legal decisions in social security law Recognize points of contact and avoid misunderstandings Insurance benefits must ultimately be decided by the legal practitioner in a binary fashion. Either such benefits are paid or they are denied. By comparison, medical thinking is less a…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Goodbye The last – on our own account This number is very special for me. It is the last one for me as editor of InFo NEUROLOGIE & PSYCHIATRIE.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rehabilitation and long-term management in MS Are rehabilitative measures still necessary in MS today? Despite the introduction of disease-modulating pharmacological therapies, rehabilitative interventions continue to play an important role in the long-term management of MS. People with MS should be encouraged to engage in…
