Summary: We used the often applied clock-drawing-test to find characteristic signs which differentiate between patients that suffered according to DSM-III-R from Alzheimer's disease (DAT), Major Depression (MD) or no relevant disorder (controls). 205 ...
Exclusion of specific receptive language disorders by means of ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule)Summary:Objective: The purpose of our pilot study was to assess the reliability and diagnostic validity of the Autism Diagnostic Observation ...
Summary:The ESES syndrome in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Objectives: The article describes the theoretical background of the diagnosis and therapy of the ESES syndrome. Methods: The assessment and treatment of children with ESES in a child-...
Histopathological examination of the central nervous system is essential for the confirmation of a TSE diagnosis. Typical lesions are spongiform changes of the grey matter, intraneuronal vacuoles in particular nuclei of the brain stem, gliosis and ...
Crenosoma (C.) vulpis infection was diagnosed in 10 dogs aged between 0.5 and 12 years (median 4 years) during a 4-year period. The predominant clinical sign in all dogs was coughing which lasted from 1 day to more than 4 months. Hematological ...
Tick-borne zoonotic pathogens are well known in many areas all over the world. Among the tick-borne transmitted diseases in Switzerland, Lyme disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, ehrlichiosis caused by various species of Ehrlichia and tick-borne ...
During eight years, in 17 cattle a septic arthritis of the shoulder or hip joint was diagnosed at the Veterinary Surgery Department, University of Munich. The diagnosis was based on the results of the synoviocentesis and confirmed by ultrasound and ...
For the first time Ovine Herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) was identified in Swiss pigs as the causative agent of Porcine Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF). Diseased animals from two farms were observed to show weakness, anorexia, fever up to 41 °C, and neurological ...
Enzootic pneumonia (EP) of pigs, caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae has been a notifiable disease in Switzerland since May 2003. The diagnosis of EP has been based on multiple methods, including clinical, bacteriological and epidemiological findings as ...
Haemotropic mycoplasmas (or haemoplasmas) are the causative agents of infectious anaemia in many mammalian species. They were previously known as Haemobartonella and Eperythrozoon species. The development of sensitive, specific PCR assays has expanded our ...
Erkrankungen der Niere sind häufig fokaler Natur und befallen primär oft einzelne Kompartimente der Niere – Arterien, Arteriolen, Glomerula oder tubulo-interstitieller Raum. Als Folgeveränderung können dann andere Kompartimente miterkranken. Der ...
The chronic rhinitis is a frequent problem with age. In the nose, normal physiologic changes of aging include loss of nasal tip support, atrophy of mucus-producing mucosal glands, and decreased olfaction. The fragmentation and weakening of the cartilage ...
Verwirrte Patienten sind in Klinik und Praxis häufig. Ihre Behandlung erfordert eine sorgfältige klinische Evaluation, um auch seltenere Ursachen zu erfassen. Differentialdiagnostisch sollte stets an die Hypoglykämie gedacht werden, die selten einmal ...
Das Prostatitissyndrom stellt einen häufigen «Fall aus der Praxis» dar. Anhand des vorliegenden Falles wird die typische Symptomatik und Befundkonstellation eines Prostatitissyndroms Klasse IIIb (Chronisches Beckenschmerzsyndrom, früher Prostatodynie) ...
The Diagnostic Competency of TeachersA short summary of the articles in this special issue is given. Then, the articles are related to general research questions including problems of teacher judgment, judgment accuracy and characteristics and correlates ...
Zusammenfassung: Depressive Störungen sind neben den Hirnleistungsstörungen die häufigsten psychischen Störungen im höheren Lebensalter. Dennoch ist die Qualität der Versorgung niedrig; sie lässt vor allem in der Erkennung und wirksamen Behandlung zu ...
The Berlin Apraxia Test for Ideomotor and Ideational Apraxia: Construction and Item AnalysisAbstract: Apraxia occurs frequently after left hemispheric brain damage or with dementia. A valid diagnosis of apraxia is a prerequisite of both counseling and ...
The usefulness of MRI-based neuromorphometry for the investigation of single patients is described. A longitudinal cortical thickness analysis in a patient revealed lateral temporal lobe atrophy, suggesting rather semantic than frontotemporal dementia. A ...
Agreement of clinical diagnosis, structured interviews, and self-report questionnaires for depression in children and adolescentsObjective: The present study examines the agreement of structured child and parent interviews as well as clinical diagnosis ...
Now, more than ever, everyone is talking about burnout syndrome. As was previously the case with neurasthenia, the aim is to characterize a job-related stress and non-stigmatized clinical picture. However, burnout is neither a psychiatric diagnosis nor a ...
Wilson's disease is a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism. If left untreated, the disorder has a fatal course within a few years after symptom onset. If discovered early, effective treatment is available, preventing further clinical deterioration ...
Food Allergy: Sense and Nonsense of Diagnostic ProceduresAbstract. Every fourth Swiss adult is sensitised against at least one food. Since only 25–50 % of sensitised individuals develop a food allergy, skin testing or IgE-antibody-based in-vitro testing ...
New Heart Failure Guidelines: Update for Primary CareAbstract. Heart failure is a clinical syndrome characterized by typical symptoms, frequently accompanied by typical signs in association with structural or functional cardiac abnormalities. ...
Update for Diagnosis and Management of HPV-Driven Oropharyngeal CancerAbstract. In the past decades, an increasing incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer could be observed. More than twenty years ...
Acute Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome: Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestation, and Treatment Abstract. The acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS) represents an injury to the spinal cord with ...
Diagnosis and Therapy of Anal CarcinomaSummary. The squamous cell carcinoma of the anorectum is rare and subdivided into perianal, anal canal and combined carcinomas. Persistent infection with a high-risk human ...
Functional Neurological Disorders – A Common but Often Unrecognized DiagnosisAbstract: Functional neurological disorders are frequent and diverse in the clinical presentation. Psychological factors are part of the ...
Validity of cannabis-related diagnoses in addiction counselling centres<span class="fett">Background:</span> Making diagnoses in outpatient counselling centres has been questioned repeatedly. For this reason, the validity of cannabis-related diagnoses (...
Specifics of identification of mathematical giftedness in the context of hearing impairmentAbstract.Background: Above average ability, high levels of task commitment, and high levels of creativity are acknowledged to be important characterisations for ...
On the Definition of the Term »Chronically Multi-Impaired Addict« (CMA) An Empirical Analysis Based on Data Collected in the Cooperation Pilot Project of Follow-Up Social WorkThe proposed definition of »Chronically Multi-Impaired Addict« elabrated by ...
Zusammenfassung. Die Produktion von Kausaldiagrammen gilt als eine Methode zur Wissensdiagnostik beim Bearbeiten komplexer Probleme. Ein Experiment sollte untersuchen, inwieweit Kausaldiagramm-Analysen den Umgang mit dynamischen Systemen beeinflussen. Es ...
Abstract. The ability to spell words correctly is a key competence for educational and professional achievement. Economical procedures are essential to identifying children with spelling problems as early as possible. Given the strong ...
Zusammenfassung. Zeichentests sind als Instrumente psychologischer Diagnostik entwickelt worden. Sie werden als Entwicklungs-, Reife-, Leistungs- und Persönlichkeitstests in Anfangs- und Verlaufsdiagnosen vor allem in klinischen und sozialpädagogischen ...
Phenomenology and assessment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescentsPrevalence rates of juvenile obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) of around 1 – 2 % make OCD one of the more frequent psychiatric disorders in childhood and ...
The Willingness of Therapists to Diagnose and Treat Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents: Results from a Germany-Wide Online SurveyAbstract:Theoretical Background: A limited willingness to diagnose borderline personality ...
Zusammenfassung. ADHD hat sich in den letzten Jahren zu einer populären pädiatrischen Diagnose mit Prävalenzraten von bis zu 17 % entwickelt, die zudem auf ein außerordentlich hohes öffentliches und wissenschaftliches Interesse stößt. Bei einer ...
Zusammenfassung. Das Kind mit koordinativen Problemen in der Motorik benötigt spezielle Aufmerksamkeit im frühen Kindesalter. Rechtzeitige Diagnose und konsequente Intervention der motorischen Ungeschicklichkeit (DCD) wirken sich positiv auf die weitere ...
Zusammenfassung. Stürze gehören zu den häufigsten und komplexesten geriatrischen Syndromen. Sie tragen nicht nur zu einem beträchtlichen Anteil zur erhöhten Krankheits- und Sterberate bei, sondern auch zu funktionalen Einbußen, der Angst erneut zu stürzen ...
Parental Estimations of Early Mathematical Competencies – Accuracy and ParametersAbstract. Early mathematical competencies generally develop to deal with questions that arise in everyday life. As primary caregivers, parents accompany most of ...