Neurometabolic therapy as a means of secondary prophylaxis of stroke

Author:
V.V. Kovalchuk

St. Petersburg GBUZ City Hospital No. 38 named after N.A. Semashko, St. Petersburg

Place of publication:
Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry, 3, 2014

Summary:
The purpose of the study is to analyze the effectiveness of the drug Mexidol in relation to the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke (AI). Material and methods. The results of the treatment of 3400 patients who were divided into 7 groups are analyzed: patients with cryptogenic AI, arterial hypertension, atrial fibrillation, metabolic syndrome, obstructive apnea/sleep hypnome, diabetes mellitus, vasculitis. Assessment of the effectiveness of therapy was based on the absence of repeated AI for 5 years of therapy. Results. Mexidol helps to reduce the frequency of repeated AI in both patients without concomitant pathological conditions, and in patients with arterial hypertension, obstructive apnea/sleep hypnome syndrome, vasculitis, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation and metabolic syndrome. Conclusion. Further studies of the effectiveness of the use of Mexidol as a means of secondary prevention of AI are seemed very promising. Key words: stroke, secondary prevention, Mexidol.

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