This content is machine translated Epilepsy Precision medicine in epilepsy management within reach? Epileptic seizures are the clinical manifestation of excessive hypersynchronous discharges of neurons of the cerebral cortex. Although pharmacologic options have become much more diverse in recent decades, effective treatment management…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's disease Effective therapy management: mastering challenges An effective treatment regimen in PD is closely linked to a personalized approach. Depending on the age of onset and subtype of the disease, the challenges are different. In addition…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Treatment strategies for treatment-resistant depression. The role of brain stimulation methods If depressive symptoms cannot be alleviated with conventional approaches, brain stimulation methods can be helpful. These can also be combined well with pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. …
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Update therapy forms Deep brain stimulation and MR-guided focused ultrasound in Parkinson’s disease. Stereotactic surgery in the treatment of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease is a promising therapeutic option. Research status, use and basic principles of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS)…
View Post 17 min This content is machine translated Pharmacotherapy-resistant epilepsies. Epilepsy surgery: an important option for affected patients Well over one-third of all epilepsy cases are not adequately treatable with conservative measures, and very many of these patients are suitable for surgical treatment. Diagnostic epilepsy surgery allows precise…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Helpful for Parkinson's disease, dystonia and tremor Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders: Indications and outcome Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is most widely used for movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tremor). In PD, those symptoms respond to DBS that are also improved by levodopa. Therefore, the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New light on previous therapeutic approaches Pharmacological treatment of alcohol dependence Alcohol is by far the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance worldwide – often with fatal consequences for health. Recently, long-held paradigms for treating alcoholic patients have been shaken. Current options…
