Publications by authors named "Katharina Bornkamm"

Background And Objectives: To compare a blended learning approach with traditional face-to-face instruction in terms of their individual effectiveness in imparting neurologic examination (NE) skills in medical students.

Methods: We conducted a prospective controlled study of 4th-year medical students (n = 163) who were pseudorandomly distributed into 2 groups. Group A (n = 87) was subjected to a traditional teaching method comprising 2 face-to-face sessions.

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Objective: To develop an educational framework basis for improving the teaching of the neurologic examination (NE) by asking German neurologists to (1) identify the basic elements of the screening NE and (2) nominate the steps they would deem mandatory for medical students to master.

Methods: We conducted a questionnaire-based survey among neurologists working in a hospital or ambulatory setting in southwest Germany. To define the screening NE, neurologists were asked to list the NE components they normally use in clinical encounters with patients in whom neurologic findings are unlikely.

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Data regarding intravenous thrombolysis in stroke patients receiving new oral anticoagulant drugs (nOAC) is sparse. In the near future, however, an increasing number of patients with atrial fibrillation will suffer recurrent stroke despite treatment with nOAC. This will cause a significant therapeutic dilemma as thrombolysis is contraindicated under such circumstances.

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