Fanconi-Syndrom und Schwangerschaft

Krankheit Schwangerschaft? Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Wochenbett aus ärztlicher Sicht seit 1800

52 letters demonstrating, in chronological order, five thematic focal points: Goethe's studies in comparative osteology, especially his (re-)discovery of the Os intermaxillare in human beings, the development of his doctrine on colours, Soemmerring's discovery of the Macula lutea in the human retina, the latter's controversial treatise Uber das Organ der Seele, and finally palaeontology, partic...

Management von Hypophysen- und Nebennierenerkrankungen in der Schwangerschaft

Management of Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Pregnancy. Pregnancy in concomitant pituitary or adrenal disorders requires special medical attention and treatment since maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality may be increased. If previously known and adequately treated, pregnancy in Addison’s disease can take an inconspicuous course. However, it is associated with an increased rate of prem...

Demenz und Depression bei Patienten mit idiopathischem Parkinson-Syndrom

Schilddrüsenerkrankungen in der Schwangerschaft

Thyroid Diseases During Pregnancy. Pregnancy is associated with various changes in thyroid metabolism: increase in thyroxin binding globulin, decrease of TSH, increase of total thyroxin concentration as well as of iodine requirements. Here we provide an overview about pregnancyassociated thyroid diseases with focus on the risks for mother and child as well as current recommendations for diagnos...

Rachel Carson Syndrom

For years some ecologists have been convinced that pesticides are contributing to a decline in amphibian species around the globe. From an apparent epidemic of deformed frogs in Minnesota to the near disappearance of yellow-legged frogs from California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, pesticides have been considered prime suspects. This suspicion is no doubt rooted in the belief by the ecological com...