{"title":"[Polyneuropathies - a practical overview].","authors":"Marisa Blanquet, Andrea M Humm","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.03.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2025.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Polyneuropathies are common, can have very different clinical presentations and numerous causes. This article is intended to provide a practice-oriented overview of possible symptoms, the most important causes and a targeted, step-by-step diagnostic approach. Based on red flags, patients should be identified who urgently require a timely specialist assessment. The most important treatment approaches should be briefly explained.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 3","pages":"82-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sebastian Kaufmann, Hakan Sarikaya, Moritz Kielkopf
{"title":"[Leading neurological symptoms of stroke].","authors":"Sebastian Kaufmann, Hakan Sarikaya, Moritz Kielkopf","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.03.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2025.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Stroke is a common, potentially life-threatening event that presents both acute and long-term challenges for patients and the healthcare system. The importance of educating patients about key symptoms, rapid diagnosis, and timely therapy is often underestimated. In addition to prevention through the optimal management of risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes, early detection of stroke symptoms is crucial. Modern and effective therapies such as thrombolysis and endovascular procedures can significantly improve outcomes if initiated promptly. Familiarity with stroke symptoms is essential for recognizing and differentiating so-called stroke mimics and stroke chameleons. In patients showing corresponding symptoms, immediate referral to a hospital is imperative. The 4-S acronym (Sehstörung, Sprachstörung, Schwäche, schnell handeln - visual disturbance, speech disturbance, weakness, act fast) serves as an easily understandable mnemonic for patients. If stroke is suspected, the emergency services (144) should be contacted immediately, as every minute counts (\"Time is Brain\"). Given that strokes can also present with atypical symptoms, rapid imaging is indispensable in uncertain cases to rule out misdiagnosis. In this context, general practitioners play a crucial role in early detection and timely referral, which again significantly improves the quality of care.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 3","pages":"100-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Acute and episodic dizziness - diagnosis and treatment].","authors":"Alexander A Tarnutzer","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.03.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2025.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Dizziness is one of the most common, yet diagnostically challenging cardinal symptoms with a wide range of causes. It accounts for 2-8 % of all consultations in both the emergency room and in general practice. The extremely broad differential diagnosis, which covers numerous medical specialties, the often transient nature of the symptoms, and the difficulty for patients to put the experienced symptoms into words, often make the evaluation of dizziness challenging. A structured history and targeted clinical examination - particularly with a focus on duration, triggers and oculomotor signs (HINTS-plus) - are crucial. The priority is to quickly identify dangerous causes such as stroke or cardiac arrhythmias. Diagnostic tests should be targeted to avoid overdiagnosis. The treatment depends on the cause and should be based on guidelines.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 3","pages":"88-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Epileptic seizures as a key neurological symptom: diagnosis, differential diagnosis and management].","authors":"Silke Biethahn","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.03.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2025.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Epileptic seizures rank among the most striking neurological key symptoms and pose a particular diagnostic challenge, especially when occurring for the first time. Differentiating between provoked, unprovoked seizures and epilepsy is essential for making appropriate therapeutic decisions. A thorough medical history, supported by EEG, MRI, and laboratory tests, usually allows for a well-founded classification and helps exclude important differential diagnoses such as syncope or psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classifies seizures based on their origin into focal, generalized, and seizures of unknown onset, which facilitates therapeutic categorization. Acute management is particularly indicated in cases of seizure clusters or status epilepticus. The decision to initiate long-term antiseizure therapy should be made on an individual basis and depends on seizure type, etiology, risk of recurrence, comorbidities, and the patient's individual life circumstances. Patient education is a central aspect of management and should cover trigger factors, therapy adherence, everyday safety risks, and driving eligibility. Early and differentiated diagnostics combined with an individually tailored treatment approach can significantly improve the prognosis - around two-thirds of affected individuals achieve seizure freedom with antiseizure therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 3","pages":"70-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Focus on MS - visual loss as a cardinal symptom of multiple sclerosis].","authors":"Stefanie Müller","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2025.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Visual disturbances are a common presenting symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), often caused by optic neuritis. This acute inflammation of the optic nerve leads to pain during eye movements, visual impairment and colour vision defects. Optic neuritis can be idiopathic, MS-associated or occur in the context of other diseases such as NMOSD or MOGAD. Diagnosis is based on clinical findings, imaging and visual evoked potentials. Early high-dose corticosteroid treatment can support recovery and improve long-term prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 3","pages":"76-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leitsymptome in der Neurologie – eine Übersicht für die Grundversorgung.","authors":"Andreas R Gantenbein","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.23785/TU.2025.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong></p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 3","pages":"69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philippe Pfeifer, Panagiota Ntinopoulou, Matthias Bantle, Wolfgang Weinmann
{"title":"[Phosphatidyethanol in the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol-related disorders].","authors":"Philippe Pfeifer, Panagiota Ntinopoulou, Matthias Bantle, Wolfgang Weinmann","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.02.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2025.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The diagnosis and treatment of alcohol use disorders often pose complex questions and challenges for healthcare professionals. In addition to the established indirect biomarkers (e. g. carbohydrate-deficient transferrin [CDT]), clinical research in recent years has produced increasingly valuable findings on the use of direct biomarkers. In this regard, the marker phosphatidyltethanol (PEth), a lipid metabolite that is formed during the breakdown of ethanol, is stored in the erythrocytes, should be emphasized in particular. The advantage of targeted use of PEth in general medical and psychiatric practice to improve diagnostics and therapy has been demonstrated in clinical studies in recent years. Together with the established screening instruments (e. g. AUDIT), PEth can lead to greater validity in the diagnosis of alcohol use disorders. Targeted use of PEth can be used to control treatment goals (e. g. abstinence vs. controlled drinking) and monitor them longitudinally. The determination of PEth generally facilitates and improves communication with patients and can contribute to a destigmatization of the clinical picture, as certain feelings of shame and inhibitions in doctor-patient contact could be diminished.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 2","pages":"48-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143990952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobias Bracht, Daniela Hubl, Kristina Adorjan, Gianluca Florineth, Leila M Soravia, Bogdan Draganski, Sebastian Olbrich, Annette Brühl, Niklaus Denier
{"title":"[Interventional psychiatric procedures and novel substances for the treatment of affective disorders: An overview and outlook].","authors":"Tobias Bracht, Daniela Hubl, Kristina Adorjan, Gianluca Florineth, Leila M Soravia, Bogdan Draganski, Sebastian Olbrich, Annette Brühl, Niklaus Denier","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2025.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Depression is one of the most common mental disorders. The effectiveness of pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments is well documented. Remission rates are around 67 % for pharmacological antidepressant initial and secondary treatment of a depressive episode in unipolar disorders. However, patients with a depressive episode who do not respond to at least two successive attempts at pharmacological antidepressant treatment have significantly lower remission rates. Particularly in this subgroup with difficult-to-treat depression, brain stimulation procedures and treatment with novel substances represent innovative and effective treatment options that complement pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview and outlook on the following treatment procedures: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), ketamine/esketamine, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAT). An outlook on selected current developments with the aim of a procedure-specific, individualized indication will be given.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 2","pages":"57-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144029329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriana Frei, Lara Marie Aschenbrenner, Marie-Anna Sedlinskà, Franziska von Strauss Und Torney, Katja Cattapan, Laurent Michaud, Stéphane Saillant, Sebastian Olbrich, Stephanie Homan, Sophia Werdin, Kaspar Wyss, Kristina Adorjan, Sebastian Walther, Anja Gysin-Maillart
{"title":"[ASSIP flex sustainable suicide prevention: a treatment programme for people who have attempted suicide].","authors":"Adriana Frei, Lara Marie Aschenbrenner, Marie-Anna Sedlinskà, Franziska von Strauss Und Torney, Katja Cattapan, Laurent Michaud, Stéphane Saillant, Sebastian Olbrich, Stephanie Homan, Sophia Werdin, Kaspar Wyss, Kristina Adorjan, Sebastian Walther, Anja Gysin-Maillart","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.02.006","DOIUrl":"10.23785/TU.2025.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Background: ASSIP flex is a structured, low-threshold brief therapy for individuals with suicidal behavior. As a flexible treatment approach, it can be delivered in inpatient, outpatient, and home settings. This study examines its feasibility, acceptability, and clinical application in routine practice. Method: In an observational pre-post study, 105 patients (53.8 % women; M = 38.8 years, SD = 15.2) were interviewed before (t0) and after (t1) the ASSIP flex brief intervention. Sociodemographic characteristics, feasibility aspects, and clinical variables were assessed. In addition, nine therapists evaluated implementation and acceptability. Results: ASSIP flex was mainly recommended by professionals (57.3 %) and showed high acceptability, with its adaptability across different treatment settings cited as a key advantage. Patients demonstrated a significant reduction in suicidal ideation (t104 = 4.5, p 0.001) and depressive symptoms (t104 = 6.0, p 0.001), as well as an increase in self-efficacy (t104 = -2.3, p 0.05). Higher perceived effectiveness of ASSIP flex correlated with lower suicidal ideation (r = -0.28, p 0.01) and depressive symptoms (r = -0.29, p 0.01), as well as increased self-efficacy (r = 0.22, p 0.05). Conclusion: ASSIP flex is a versatile treatment option for individuals with suicidal behavior. The results confirm its potential as a promising addition to existing care structures and its ability to address a critical gap in post-attempt care.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 2","pages":"62-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144029327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katja Cattapan, Paul Lukas, Debora Verciglio, Tobias Ballweg, Kristina Adorjan
{"title":"[Personalised treatment planning for patients with depression - a guide that takes into account biological, psychological and social aspects].","authors":"Katja Cattapan, Paul Lukas, Debora Verciglio, Tobias Ballweg, Kristina Adorjan","doi":"10.23785/TU.2025.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2025.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The diagnosis of \"depression\" encompasses very heterogeneous clinical pictures. There are different treatment methods for depression, with psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment strategies being particularly relevant. There is increasing evidence that a personalised therapeutic approach, which takes into account individual biological, psychological and social vulnerability factors and resources, is useful. The article describes the specific impact factors that are important for treatment planning. In the presence of stressful childhood experiences, which are particularly relevant for the development of chronic depression, these should be specifically considered in therapy. As the inadequate satisfaction of basic psychological needs is a central factor in the development and maintenance of depression, the individual case concept helps to analyse psychological conflicts and motivational goals in greater depth. Two checklists are presented as instruments for this purpose, which - taking into account the biological and psychosocial dimensions, both in regard of deficits and resources - identify the factors relevant for treatment planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"82 2","pages":"42-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144051569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}