Publications by authors named "C Meisel"
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- The German Consortium for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (GC-HBOC) has established a system for monitoring women at high risk for breast cancer, recommending annual screenings using the BOADICEA risk model for those with a 10-year risk of 5% or more.
- Women with a family history of breast cancer may qualify for increased surveillance as they age, even if their initial risk doesn’t meet the threshold.
- Two methods were compared for determining when a woman's risk increases: the 'prediction by aging pedigree' (AP) which tracks family history over time, and a simpler 'conditional probability' (CP) approach, which estimates future risks based on initial assessments; the CP method was found to be
Seizure detection is vital for managing epilepsy as seizures can lead to injury and even death, in addition to impacting quality of life. Prompt detection of seizures and intervention can help prevent injury and improve outcomes for individuals with epilepsy. Wearable sensors show promising results for automated detection of certain seizures, but they have limitations such as patient tolerance, impracticality for newborns, and the need for recharging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Atrial fibrillation detected after stroke (AFDAS) is considered to be a distinct entity influenced by cardiogenic and neurogenic factors. We hypothesized that patients with AFDAS have larger stroke lesions than patients without atrial fibrillation (AF) and with known AF (KAF).
Methods And Results: Consecutive patients with magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed acute ischemic stroke admitted to a university hospital between October 2020 and January 2023 were prospectively registered.
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- Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) related hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a rare spinal cord condition marked by the infiltration of IgG4-producing plasma cells, leading to thickening of the spinal meninges.
- A case study focused on a 65-year-old woman who underwent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, which revealed intrathecal IgG4 production and IgG4 positive plasma cells, helping in the diagnosis.
- The patient experienced clinical improvement after decompressive surgery and treatment with the immunosuppressive drug rituximab, emphasizing the importance of CSF analysis in diagnosing this condition.
Effect evaluation of outpatient long-term video EEGs for people with seizure disorders - study protocol of the ALVEEG project: a randomized controlled trial in Germany.
BMC Health Serv Res
August 2024
Background: Epilepsy and other seizure disorders account for a high disease burden in Germany. As a timely diagnosis and accurate treatment are crucial, improving the management of these disorders is important. Outside of Germany, outpatient long-term video EEGs (ALVEEGs) have demonstrated the potential to support the diagnosis and management of epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
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