Head Lice Infestation (Pediculosis Capitis): Drug Therapy

Therapeutic target Removal of the lice and the nits (eggs of the head louse). Therapy recommendations Optimal therapy: combination of chemical, mechanical and physical principles of action. Safe killing of nits is not given by pediculocides (group of active substances for pharmacological therapy of head lice infestation; usually pyrethroids and organophosphates; very neurotoxic). Therefore, the … Head Lice Infestation (Pediculosis Capitis): Drug Therapy

Abnormal Reflexes

A reflex refers to an automatic, involuntary response of an organ tissue, such as a muscle or gland, to a stimulus. One can distinguish physiologic (“natural” or age-appropriate) reflexes from pathologic (abnormal) reflexes (ICD-10-GM R29.2 abnormal reflexes) as well as primitive reflexes. Physiological reflexes, in turn, can be divided into intrinsic and extrinsic reflexes. In … Abnormal Reflexes