Pečený páv

doc. ThDr. MUDr. Mgr. Jaroslav Max. Kašparů Ph.D

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 103  

Multiple sclerosis

MUDr. Eva Meluzínová

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 108-111  

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease which affects twice as often females as males, with onset between the age of 20–40 years. Optic neuritis or myelitis are the most common first symptoms of MS. Diagnosis of MS is determined by new revised diagnostic criteria (McDonald et al, 2005) through dissemination of inflammatory process in space and time. Due to the highest inflammation activity at the very beginning of the disease it is very important to start immuno-modulatory treatment as soon as possible (beta interferons, glatirameracetate, intravenous immunoglobulins, azathioprin). It is the only way to protect irreversible axonal loss....

Chronobiologické komponenty duševních poruch

doc. MUDr. Petr Smolík CSc

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 112-114  

The chronological coordination of functions of human organism and the environment and, the mutual synchronization of the activity of inner physical systems, organs, individual parts of organs, cells and even genes, started to be in the forefront of the scientific research in the whole world. It is not a new heuristic sphere at all. It was elaborated in the different way with healers in many high-developed cultures in the past, mostly probably in China at the beginning of our era. The contemporary term chronobiology involves those chronological relationships. Chronobiology became step by step the well-recognized scientific branch that interferes with...

Human prion diseases

MUDr. Vanda Franková, MUDr. Martina Krausová

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 116-119  

Prion diseases in spite of their low prevalence play an important role in differential diagnosis of dementia. It diagnosis is currently based on clinical manifestation and auxiliary examinations (EEG, MRI, protein 14-3-3). Final diagnosis is neuropathological. Diagnosis of human prion diseases is in the Czech Republic coordinated by a National referential laboratory of human TSE/CJN. The paper summarizes briefly the topic of human prion diseases, presents a case report of a sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a 51 year old female patient.

Cognitive disorders in patients with vascular brain disease

MUDr. David Goldemund, PhDr. Sabina Telecká

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 121-124  

Cognitive disorders in patients with vascular brain disease are relatively frequent. In spite of the significantly negative influence on quality of life, they remain often unrecognized and untreated. The authors discuss a brief review of ethiopathogenesis, diagnostics and treatment of vascular cognitive disorders.

Antidepressant, depression and alcohol use

MUDr. Sylva Racková, MUDr. Luboš Janů Ph.D

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 126-129  

Depressive disorder and alcohol abuse are very common psychiatric disorders with a reccurent (chronic) course. 25 % of patients with depression have problems with alcohol abuse. We often meet these patients in our practise. We have to solve how to treat these patients, if we should prescribe antidepressants nonabstinaint patients, or to force patients to abstinence, or if antidepressants may influence depression or decrease alcohol abuse.

Social and rehabilitation programmes for mentally ill

MUDr. Lenka Vachková

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 130-133  

The article describes psychosocial intervetions and rehabilitation programmes from the point of view od psychiatric rehabilitation. The mission and the rehabilitation principles are revealed. The essential ingredients that constitute rehabilitation program are described as well as the content of some of them and the evidence-based findings. At the end, the practical issues for the clinical work of psychiatrist are presented.

Léčba pacienta se schizofrenií injekčním depotním antipsychotikem Risperdalem Constou

MUDr. Dana Bakešová

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 134-136  

Oživení u pacienta s chronickou schizofrenií

MUDr. Dana Bakešová

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 137  

Bupropion v ambulantní praxi

prof. MUDr. Alexandra Žourková CSc

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 140-142  

Kdy volit Stratteru pro léčbu hyperkinetické poruchy/ADHD

prof. MUDr. Ivana Drtílková CSc

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 143-146  

Několik poznámek k psychiatrické epidemiologii

MUDr. Hedvika Ernsten

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 138-139  

Psychiatrická hospitalizace bez souhlasu pacienta

MUDr. Jiří Švarc Ph.D

Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 148-150