This content is machine translated Immune-mediated neuropathies The role of autoantibodies in polyneuropathies. Immune-mediated neuropathies vary in clinical presentation, course, and pathogenesis. In recent years, autoantibodies against nodal and paranodal proteins of the Ranvier lacing ring have been detected. The autoantibodies can cause… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Nerve matter diabetes Diabetic neuropathy – an update An inadequately adjusted blood glucose level can result in disorders of the somatic and/or autonomic nervous system – and more quickly than is commonly assumed!
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Differential dignoses of vertigo “The problem child is phobic vertigo”. Since dizziness can have many underlying causes, diagnosis is often difficult. How can vertigo symptoms be classified? And what therapeutic measures are recommended?
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Autoimmune neurological diseases Progress in clarification In the course of the last decades, the range of parameters for the clarification of neurological diseases has increased disproportionately compared to other fields of immunology. Many diseases whose pathogenesis…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Notes from Japan Does cold prevent neuropathy? Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy may be associated with sensory impairment. In Japan, it was tested whether the targeted use of cold during the drug infusion would bring about an improvement.
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Untreated immune neuropathies Importance of sonography Study of the evidence for high-resolution nerve ultrasonography as a cost-effective and rapidly feasible imaging examination method for differentiating immune neuropathies from axonal neuropathies and ALS.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetes and sport Particularly effective for diabetes: combination of strength and endurance Anyone who, for whatever reason, looks at the list of banned substances in sports will be amazed to find insulin there. For years, this drug – still the gold standard…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Neurological aspects of HIV and syphilis. How do infectious diseases manifest themselves on the nervous system? More than half of all HIV patients suffer from sensory neuropathy, which is one of the most common HIV-associated diseases. There is no causal therapy for HIV-associated neuropathies; therefore, symptomatic…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Newly diagnosed multiple myeloma Does a proteasome inhibitor offer new therapeutic options? One study discussed at the ASH meeting involved a regimen consisting of oral MLN9708 administered twice weekly plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. It concludes…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Internal diseases in adults Skin examinations can serve as a tool for early detection Pathological changes of the skin and skin appendages are very common in the context of internal diseases. Dermatoses may precede such a disease as primary symptoms on the one hand,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Properly treat diabetes Lifestyle coaching is becoming increasingly important as a form of therapy The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide, and with it the diabetes-associated secondary diseases. At the SGIM congress in Basel, it was reiterated that lifestyle intervention can provide greater…
