[The use of neurotropic therapy in young patients with postcovid syndrome]. / Primenenie neirotropnoi terapii u molodykh patsientov s postkovidnym sindromom.
Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova
; 122(3): 126-130, 2022.
Article
in Ru
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35394732
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of the present study was to identify postcovid asthenic syndrome and cognitive disorders in young patients on an outpatient basis, and to evaluate the experience of using combined neurotropic therapy in this category of patients. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Included 87 young patients who underwent COVID-19 and applied for an outpatient appointment with a neurologist. All patients underwent a scale assessment of the severity of asthenia on the MFI-20 scale, cognitive functions - on the MMSE scale, the 5-word test and the Schulte test. The severity of the anxiety syndrome - according to the Spielberger Anxiety Scale. All patients in the study group were treated with a combination of Cortexin and Recognan, and a repeat study was conducted 4 weeks after treatment.RESULTS:
The study revealed the predominance in the observation group of patients with a comorbid background, as well as pronounced anxiety disorders. After the complex treatment, there was a significant decrease in the indicators of common, physical, mental asthenia, as well as an increase in motivational activity, there was a decrease in situational anxiety, and to a lesser extent personal anxiety. According to cognitive tests, there was an improvement in indicators on the MMSE scale, direct reproduction of the 5-word test, significant changes in the evaluation of work efficiency when performing the Schulte test.CONCLUSION:
It should be noted that the positive results of this study can be considered a decrease in the severity and severity of asthenia symptoms, a decrease in anxiety manifestations, and an improvement in cognitive functions against the background of complex neurotropic therapy with Cortexin and Recognan. Preference in this situation should be given to drugs with a multimodal mechanism of action, as well as creating optimal combinations of drugs that potentiate each other's action.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
4_TD
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cognition Disorders
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ru
Journal:
Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article