Publications by authors named "R Birnbacher"
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- Autoimmune diseases, affecting about 8% of the population, have a notable link with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), especially when combined with other autoimmune disorders like Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Addison's disease.
- A study analyzed data from the Prospective Diabetes Follow-up Registry to compare T1DM patients with these additional autoimmune diseases to those with isolated T1DM, focusing on demographics and clinical characteristics.
- Results showed that T1DM patients with other autoimmune diseases generally had longer diabetes duration, required higher insulin dosages, and experienced different rates of complications like neuropathy and microalbuminuria compared to isolated T1DM patients.
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- - The study investigates the classification of seizures associated with neural antibodies, questioning whether they should be labeled as "(auto)immune epilepsy" or "acute symptomatic seizures."
- - A cohort of 39 patients showed that those with surface antibodies had a significantly higher probability of seizure-freedom and shorter times to stop using anti-seizure medications compared to those with intracellular antibodies.
- - The findings suggest that seizures caused by surface antibodies are typically acute and not indicative of chronic epilepsy, impacting treatment approaches and social implications for affected individuals.
Purpose: The clinical variability of Blake's pouch cysts (BPC) may range from asymptomatic via ataxia to sequelae of decompensated hydrocephalus. On the other hand, Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM) and cerebellar vermis hypoplasia generally correlate with less favorable neurologic development. The aim was to illustrate the potential of prenatal and postnatal neuroimaging to distinguish a BPC or persistent BP from other posterior fossa malformations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), mainly performed at standard field strength, plays a role in the classification of posterior fossa malformations. In the context of early second-trimester screening, upward rotation of the cerebellar vermis per se is usually compatible with a more favorable outcome than Dandy-Walker malformation and profound vermian hypoplasia. Delayed fenestration of Blake's pouch may either mimic vermian hypoplasia by compression or be associated with it in individual cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLike father, like son. Physical Activity, Dietary Intake, and Media Consumption in Pre-School-Aged Children.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2019
An imbalance between energy input and energy needs contributes to the growing incidence of overweight children. Pre-schoolers normally like to move, but even at this young age, they are already affected by a lack of physical activity and a high amount of screen time. Media consumption contributes to unhealthy diets and extends the length of time spent sitting.
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