Morbus Behçet

Morbus Behçet – a rare disease in Central Europe

Behçet's disease (BD) is a multiorgan inflammatory disease of complex and not entirely elucidated etiology, which was originally diagnosed in patients with aphthous stomatitis, genital ulcerations and ocular manifestations. The entity is endemic in countries of Eastern and Central Asia, especially Turkey and Iran, but rarely seen in Central Europe. As there are no specific diagnostic laboratory...

Morbus Dupuytren/Morbus Ledderhose

M. H. SEEGENSCHMIEDT, MD Professor, Dept. of Radiation Oncology and Therapeutic Radiology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Alfried Krupp Strafle 21, 45117 Essen, Germany 9.5.3 Radiotherapeutic Management 174 9.5.3.1 Radiobiological Rationale 175 9.5.3.2 Radiotherapy Technique 176 9.5.3.3 Results of Radiotherapy in Morbus Dupuytren I77 9.5.3.4 Possible Risks of Radiotherapy 178 9.5.3.5 Own Clinical Resu...

Morbus Alzheimer and Morbus Pick

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Demenzen, Morbus Alzheimer und Morbus Parkinson beim alternden Mann

Therapie des frühen Morbus Parkinson

J. NEUROL. NEUROCHIR. PSYCHIATR. 2/2004 D Morbus Parkinson ist, nach der Alzheimer’schen Krankheit, die zweithäufigste neurodegenerative Erkrankung. Die frühen motorischen Symptome (Tremor, Rigor und Bradykinese) sind durch den Untergang dopaminerger Nervenzellen in der Substantia nigra bedingt. Der mittlere Erkrankungsbeginn liegt bei ca. 60 Jahren, aber die Erkrankungshäufigkeit nimmt mit dem...