Features of pharmacotherapy of vascular cognitive impairment in elderly people

Author:
A.N. Bogolepova ^{1, 2}

¹ FGAOU in Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov »Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia;
² FSBI "Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology" of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Place of publication:
a journal of neurology and psychiatry named after S.S. Korsakova, 2023, T. 123, No. 9

Summary:
the problem of pharmacotherapy of elderly and senile age is currently extremely relevant due to the aging of the population and the growth of the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. One of the most serious problems of an elderly person is the development of a cognitive decline due to cerebrovascular pathology. However, in elderly patients, a large number of comorbid diseases are often observed, which leads to the difficulties of the diagnosis and conduct of these patients, and often to the development of polypragmasis, which can lead to a deterioration in functional status, cognitive impairment, side reactions and drug interactions. In addition, older patients may observe changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics due to anatomical and physiological invoices. At the same time, drugs whose effectiveness and tolerance were evaluated precisely in elderly and senile patients, relatively few. In a randomized clinical examination of consistent parenteral and oral therapy, Mexidol's patients with moderate cognitive disorder of vascular genesis confirmed the positive effect of this therapy on various domains (cognitive, emotional, vegetative, motor) of chronic cerebrovascular disease, which allows us to recommend it for the use of elderly elderly elders. and senile age.

Keywords: vascular cognitive disorders, elderly patient, pharmacotherapy, ethylmethylhydroxyperidine succinate, Mexidol.