Clinical Medicine

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The book covers all aspects of immune-mediated diseases of the muscle and nerve, which are a group of complex diseases, whose diagnosis needs a team of specialists in the field of neuropathology, immunopathology, neurology, and rheumatology. Nerve and muscle biopsy evaluation is invaluable in distinguishing immune-mediated from etiologies and therefore, despite being invasive, pathological evaluation of nerve and muscle has stood the test of time. Chapters cover all the essential aspects of each disease entity viz. the pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnostic armamentarium, and guidelines for diagnosis and management. It is supplemented with full-colorful illustrations and photomicrographs for better comprehension. It includes a chapter highlighting the current progress in the field of immune-mediated myopathies and neuropathies as it is a rapidly evolving field with the addition of many new entities.This clinically oriented book serves as a primer for general histopathologists as well as a practice guide for neuropathologists. It is also relevant for neurologists and rheumatologists and encourages young medical students, residents, and research scholars in the field of neuropathology, neurology, and rheumatology to get involved in active research.

Negli ultimi anni la scienza medica è stata invasa da notizie false e falsi guru. Se da un lato la rete ha democratizzato l'accesso alle informazioni, dall'altro l'uso pervasivo di internet ha contribuito, costantemente, alla disinformazione in ambito sanitario. I "pinocchi" in camice bianco sono tutti quei medici, pseudomedici, farmacisti, infermieri, nutrizionisti, osteopati che, in malafede, per facili guadagni o per ignoranza, mentono ai loro pazienti, facendo credere di poter risolvere i loro problemi con terapie che non hanno alcun fondamento scientifico. Ma come si smascherano le grandi bugie attorno alla medicina? Quali risposte dare a pazienti che ogni giorno si sentono raccontare i mirabolanti rimedi ai loro problemi di salute? Matteo Bassetti ripercorre le storie più celebri di cure rivelatesi inefficaci o dannose, le truffe più eclatanti e i meccanismi attraverso cui alcuni supposti luminari hanno spesso goduto del plauso e della difesa di istituzioni e media. Dal Covid all'omeopatia, dalle diete miracolose fino a Stamina, dal metodo Di Bella all'uso smodato degli antibiotici, un campionario di credenze e supposte verità che hanno illuso, ingannato o semplicemente distorto cure e trattamenti in questi ultimi decenni. Con una verve insolita e una sferzante sicurezza derivata da tanti anni di studi e ricerche sul campo, Matteo Bassetti marca una netta linea di separazione tra ciò che è scientificamente dimostrato e ciò che rientra nel campo della speculazione, se non della vera e propria truffa organizzata, anche grazie alle testimonianze di autorevoli esponenti del mondo dell'informazione e della scienza, da Bruno Vespa a Ilaria Capua, per citarne alcuni, ma anche di semplici cittadini. Un libro utile per capire il valore fondamentale del metodo scientifico e come agiscono le fake news in ambito medico.

This volume contains up-to-date contributions written by leading experts in the role played by various microorganisms in psychiatric and neurological illness. The initial chapters present an evolutionary framework for the impact of microorganisms on behavior. This is followed by historical and epidemiological perspectives of the role of viruses in psychiatric illness. Subsequent chapters focus on different classes of microorganisms and psychiatric illnesses and emphasize diverse research approaches ranging from preclinical models to therapeutic interventions.

Cancer is the leading cause of mortality in most, if not all, countries around the globe. It is worth noting that the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2019 estimated that cancer is the primary or secondary leading cause of death in 112 of 183 countries for individuals less than 70 years old, which is alarming. In addition, cancer affects socioeconomic development as well. The diagnostics of cancer are often carried out by medical experts through medical imaging; nevertheless, it is not without misdiagnosis owing to a myriad of reasons. With the advancement of technology and computing power, the use of state-of-the-art computational methods for the accurate diagnosis of cancer is no longer far-fetched. In this brief, the diagnosis of four types of common cancers, i.e., breast, lung, oral and skin, are evaluated with different state-of-the-art feature-based transfer learning models. It is expected that the findings in this book are insightful to various stakeholders in the diagnosis of cancer.¿

Part Background. Fatigue a phenomenon of modern age? On the history of fatigue.- Definitions, Epidemiology and etiological factors.- Pathophysiology and differentiation to other symptoms and diseases.- Immunopathology and pathogenesis.- Part Clinic. Motor fatigue and fatigability in MS.- Cognitive fatigue.- Personality factors and motivation.- Fatigue and depression.- Sleep-wake disorders.- Part Diagnostics. Clinical assessment instruments of fatigue.- Imaging methods and fatigue.- Electrophysiology and fatigue.- Expert opinion and sociomedical evaluation.- Part Therapy. Disease modifying drugs and fatigue.- Symptomatic pharmacotherapy and fatigue.- Non-pharmacological treatment and neurorehabilitation.

Medizinische Behandlungen sind oftmals mit Stress verbunden - für die Patient:innen selbst wie für die Behandelnden. Von daher sind medikamentenfreie Methoden, die helfen, Patient:innen zu beruhigen, ein Segen für alle Beteiligten.Die Anwendung von Hypnosetechniken gilt als älteste und zugleich als innovativste Methode zur Unterstützung und Erleichterung von medizinischen Behandlungen. Ihre Vorteile sind vielfältig, und ihre Wirkung ist zum Teil verblüffend. Richtig angewandt hilft Hypnose, schnell Verbindung und Vertrauen aufzubauen, Ängste abzubauen und Schmerzen zu lindern und letzten Endes Zeit und Energie zu sparen - wiederum auf beiden Seiten.Die Ärztin Elvira Lang gilt als Pionierin und weltweit führende Expertin in der Anwendung von Hypnose bei medizinischen Eingriffen. Die klinische Psychologin Eleanor Laser hat umfangreiche Erfahrungen in der Anwendung von Hypnose u. a. in der Geburtshilfe gesammelt. In diesem Buch führen sie ihr Können zusammen.