Publications by authors named "Kristina Keller"
Background: Too little sleep and the consequences thereof are a heavy burden in modern societies. In contrast to alcohol or illicit drug use, there are no quick roadside or workplace tests for objective biomarkers for sleepiness. We hypothesize that changes in physiological functions (such as sleep-wake regulation) are reflected in changes of endogenous metabolism and should therefore be detectable as a change in metabolic profiles.
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- - The Swiss Neuro-Oncology Society and the Swiss Society for Legal Medicine are working together to create guidelines for assessing whether glioblastoma patients can safely resume driving, emphasizing a need for multidisciplinary collaboration among healthcare providers.
- - A modified Delphi process was used to gather insights from neuro-oncologists across Switzerland, identifying common practices and tools employed to evaluate the "fitness-to-drive" of stable glioblastoma patients after initial treatment.
- - A consensus was established outlining minimum requirements for a driving fitness assessment, including stable MRI results, a thorough medical history and neurological exams every three months, and an ophthalmological evaluation, ensuring patient safety in this critical area.
Transient Loss of Consciousness at the Wheel - Helpful Tools to Support the Evaluation of Driving Ability and Fitness to Drive After road accidents, the person responsible for the accident often declares a "blackout" at the wheel. Although this claim is often used as a protective claim, there are also numerous diseases that can indeed lead to a transient loss of consciousness at the wheel. In these cases the correct medical examination by the clinician as well as the initiating of specific examinations in the run-up to the medical traffic examination can support the subsequent assessment of the driving ability or driving suitability by the traffic physician.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDaytime Sleepiness in Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome: A Risk Factor for Traffic Accidents? Abstract. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a symptom complex of predominantly leg-focused paraesthesias and the associated increased urge to move. Since evening exacerbations are typical, many patients suffer from sleep disorders, which can lead to increased daytime fatigue in the long term.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: VitalStim therapy was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2001 for the treatment of dysphagia through the application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation to cervical swallowing muscles. This approval was based upon submission of data on more than 800 patients who received this therapy collected by the principal developer and patent-holder of the device. The therapy is marketed as successful in restoring long-term swallowing function in 97.
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