This content is machine translated Parkinson's Individualized therapy concepts for a better quality of life Parkinson’s is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. In Switzerland, around 15,000 people are affected – and the trend is rising. Movement disorders such as tremor, rigor or bradykinesia are…
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 3 min This content is machine translated Functional lesional neurosurgery for tremor. Thalamotomy with focused ultrasound as a therapy for essential tremor. Purpose: Does thalamotomy using MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) significantly improve tremor in patients with previously refractory essential tremor (ET) compared with sham treatment, and does the side effect profile justify…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated More than drugs Current therapy of Parkinson’s disease Levodopa remains the most effective and well-tolerated medication for Parkinson’s disease. However, half of the patients experience fluctuations in efficacy (wearing-off, dyskinesias) after only a few years. Effective countermeasures are…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Multiple Sclerosis Symposium in Bern How to increase the benefit of therapy and minimize the risk? At the Multiple Sclerosis Symposium in Bern, experts took a close look at current symptomatic and disease-modifying therapy. With the rapid advances made in recent years, it is important to…
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 3 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's syndrome Non-motor symptoms must not be forgotten Prof. Dr. med. Jürg Kesselring, Valens Clinics, spoke on the topic of “Parkinson’s Syndrome” at the Update Refresher Internal Medicine. After a brief historical review of the origins and research…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Drug treatment strategies What to do if levodopa is no longer stored? Therapy of PD must always be individualized and its onset should take into account the patient’s level of suffering. Initially, almost all antiparkinsonian drugs can be used with success, but…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease An effective alternative to drug therapy Levodopa treatment in Prakinson’s disease often results in motor fluctuations and dyskinesias. For selected patients in advanced stages, deep brain stimulation, which works by applying high-frequency pulses to specific brain…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Imaging in Parkinson's disease Do more than just rule out causes of secondary parkinsonism? The role of imaging in the diagnosis of PD currently lies mainly in the exclusion of causes of secondary parkinsonism. However, in the context of the clinic, it can also…
