[Should Treatment of Mild Depression Be Exclusively Psychotherapeutic? For.]
[Should treatment of mild depression be exclusively psychotherapeutic? For.]
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Nervenarzt. 2013 Feb 2;
Schauenburg H, Bschor T
[Importance and treatment of spasticity in multiple sclerosis : Results of the MOVE 1 study.]
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Nervenarzt. 2013 Feb 2;
Henze T, Flachenecker P, Zettl UK
BACKGROUND: The impact of spasticity induced by multiple sclerosis (MS) on patients and the applied treatment options have so far been insufficiently studied. METHODS: This was a multicentre, retrospective, nationwide study of the care situation of MS spasticity in Germany from the perspective of both patients and physicians. RESULTS: In this study 414 patients (mean age 48.6 years, 64.3 % women) from 42 centres were analyzed: 27 % suffered from mild, 44 % from moderate and 29 % from severe spasticity. The most common comorbidities were depression and anxiety (25.6 %) and 94.9 % suffered from concomitant symptoms (e.g. fatigue and bladder disorders). The severity of spasticity and its consequences were assessed by both patients and physicians and 54.8 % of physicians were dissatisfied with available treatment options. The most frequently cited disadvantages of currently available antispastic treatment were adverse effects (95.2 %) und insufficient effectiveness (88.1 %) and one third of patients sought help by self-medication. CONCLUSIONS: This initial assessment of MS-induced spasticity in Germany showed that patients experienced severe impairment due to spasticity. Available treatment options were assessed as dissatisfying.
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