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  • 1
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Der Schmerz 13 (1999), S. 196-200 
    ISSN: 1432-2129
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Migräne ; Akupunktur ; Alternative Therapiemethoden ; Diagnostik ; Entspannungsverfahren ; Psychotherapie ; Key words Migraine ; Acupuncture ; Paramedical treatment methods ; Diagnostic features ; Relaxation methods ; Psychotherapy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Abstract Background: Migraine is a common neurological disorder (16% women, 6% men) associated with high direct and indirect costs. We evaluated the diagnostic and paramedical therapeutic measures by estimating the expenditure per patient and the effect of treatment. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to 1000 patients attending the Essen outpatient headache centre in 1995. A total of 293 patients responded, of whom 165 were eligible and could be evaluated. Patients were asked to report diagnostic tests, paramedical treatments applied, average duration of success (defined as meaningfuly reduction in migraine frequency) and costs of paramedical therapy. Results: Paramedical methods of therapy most frequently used were acupuncture, special pads, relaxation methods and herbal therapy. A total of 579 (3.5 on average) diagnostic procedures such as brain or cervical spine CT and MRI or EEG was performed. The average cost for acupuncture was $ 465, while the success was maintained for 3.2 months. $ 1510 was spent on psychotherapy, which was successful for 1.7 months. Patients spent $ 93 for relaxation methods, achieving migraine relief for 7.4 months. Conclusion: Paramedical treatments lack scientific proof, while both acute and prophylactic treatment strategies have been successfully tested in many clinical trials. Paramedical treatment shows a good temporally effect in individual patients.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Einleitung: Migräne ist eine weit verbreitete (16% aller Frauen, 6% aller Männer) neurologische Erkrankung, die hohe direkte und indirekte Kosten verursacht. Methode: Ziel der Studie war, mittels eines Fragebogens, der an 1000 Patienten, die 1995 die Kopfschmerzambulanz der Uniklinik Essen aufsuchten, verschickt wurde, Auskunft über durchgeführte alternative Therapieverfahren, den damit für die Patienten entstandenen Kosten und den Nutzen (definiert als subjektive Reduktion des Schmerzes oder der Attackenfrequenz) zu erhalten. Weiterhin wurde nach durchgeführten apparativen diagnostischen Verfahren gefragt. Ergebnisse: Die am häufigsten genutzten alternativen Therapieverfahren waren Akupunktur, Lagerungshilfsmittel, Entspannungsverfahren und heilpflanzliche Präparate. 579 diagnostische Verfahren (durchschnittlich 3,5 pro Patient) wie CT und MRT des Kopfs oder EEG wurden durchgeführt. Die durchschnittlichen Kosten für Akupunktur betrugen 791  DM. Der von den Patienten angegebene Erfolg lag hier bei 3,2 Monaten. 2567  DM wurden für Psychotherapie ausgegeben. Die Patienten profitierten lediglich 1,7 Monate von dieser Therapieform. Das Ergebnis zeigt weiterhin, daß die Entspannungsverfahren die beste Kosten-Nutzen-Relation aufweisen (185  DM/7,2 Monate). Schlußfolgerung: Außer für das Muskelrelaxationsverfahren nach Jacobson als Entspannungsverfahren gibt es keinen wissenschaftlichen Nachweis für die Wirksamkeit von alternativen Therapiestrategien. Einzelne Patienten berichten jedoch temporär über Erfolge von alternativen Therapiemöglichkeiten. Die Wirksamkeit schulmedizinischer medikamentöser Verfahren ist durch wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen gut belegt, und die Patienten profitieren bei richtiger Anwendung der Therapieempfehlungen von diesen. Auch für alternative Therapieverfahren muß der wissenschafliche Nachweis der Wirksamkeit gefordert werden.
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  • 2
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Experimental brain research 84 (1991), S. 219-223 
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Posture ; Movement precuing ; Cerebellar disease ; Parkinson's disease ; Motor control ; Human
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Automatic postural responses of leg muscles to the sudden displacement of standing support were investigated under four different conditions of information given to subjects in advance. Results from three groups of subjects were compared: 6 normal subjects, 10 patients with cerebellar disease, and 9 patients with Parkinson's disease. Specifically, each subject was provided with visual information about the direction and/or the amplitude of an upcoming platform tilt. For the control situation no advance information on the characteristics of platform tilt was provided. Neither the latencies nor the integrals of postural EMG-responses showed alterations with advance information. In contrast, in a control experiment in which 3 normal subjects had to perform large or small forward or backward voluntary movements of the body around the ankle joint, shorter onset-latencies of leg muscle EMG responses were observed with increasing complexity of the advance information. These results suggest that, unlike voluntary movements, postural responses to rapid surface tilts do not benefit from advance visual information on direction or amplitude of a postural disturbance.
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  • 3
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    Springer
    Journal of neurology 235 (1988), S. 475-484 
    ISSN: 1432-1459
    Keywords: Tremor recording ; Parkinson's disease ; Resting tremor ; Diurnal variations ; Treatment effects
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary A new method of prolonged recording of EMG provides a good estimate of spontaneous and induced diurnal variations in resting tremor in Parkinson's disease. It provides a record and a measure of the effects of treatment. Tremor intensity shows considerable variations even over short periods of time. Therefore short-term measurements of tremor are unhelpful. Long-term recordings agree better with the patient's assessment than with the clinical rating score. Repeated recordings over a similar 10-h period on 3 consecutive days in one patient showed fairly constant measures of occurrence and intensity of tremor. In contrast to accelerometer measurements of tremor, artefacts caused by movements and general activity of the patient do not materially interfere with tremor evaluation using surface EMG.
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