Publications by authors named "Tanja Daltrozzo"

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  • The study aimed to investigate the diseases and symptoms present in the five years leading up to a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis by analyzing claims data from a large patient group.
  • Researchers compared the occurrence of various diseases and symptoms in MS patients to those with other autoimmune diseases and a control group without such diseases, revealing 43 ICD-10 codes that were more common in MS patients.
  • The findings indicate that many MS patients experience significant symptoms before being diagnosed, suggesting that MS often goes unrecognized until years after the initial signs, with some evidence linking upper respiratory infections to a decreased likelihood of developing MS.
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Background: Social exclusion (ostracism) can lead to interactional frustration and may play an important role as trigger and symptom amplifier in affective disorders. To investigate immediate emotional and behavioral reactions as well as coping, social exclusion can be mimicked in experimental situations, e.g.

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Worldwide, incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) have increased over the last decades. We present a systematic epidemiological study with recent prevalence and incidence rates of MS in Bavaria. Incidence and prevalence of MS stratified by gender, age groups and region were analyzed by data records from 2006 to 2015 of more than 10 million people insured by the .

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Background: Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) may show alterations of retinal layer architecture as measured by optical coherence tomography. Little is known about changes in the retinal vascular network during MS.

Objective: To characterize retinal vessel structures in patients with MS and CIS and to test for associations with MS disease activity.

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Interpersonal problems and affective dysregulation are core characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD patients predominantly show unresolved attachment representations. The oxytocin (OT) system is associated with human social attachment and affiliative behavior, and OT dysregulation may be related to distinct attachment characteristics.

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