Place of publication:
neurology, neuropsychiatry, psychosomatics. 2020; 12 (1): 56–60
Summary:
The purpose of the study is to study the effectiveness and safety of the drug Mexidol ® Fort 250 in patients with chronic brain ischemia (chemical) against the background of arterial hypertension (hypertension) and atherosclerosis. Patients and methods. The study includes 20 patients suffering from hypertension and atherosclerosis, aged 45 to 75 years who received Mexidol ® intravenously (500 mg 1 time per day) for 14 days, with the subsequent reception of Mexidol ® Fort 250 orally in the dose 250 mg 3 times a day for 60 days (main group). The control group consisted of 14 patients with chemicals against the background of a combination of hypertension and atherosclerosis, who were prescribed complex therapy of chemicals without the use of these drugs. Patients were examined before and after 14 and 60 days of treatment. In dynamics, subjective complaints, neurological symptoms, indicators of the Tinetti scale for assessing the motor activity of elderly patients (Functional Mobility Assessment in Elderly Patients) were studied; Montreal scale for assessing cognitive functions (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Mosa); Hamilton anxiety and depression (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Hars); Asthenia scales MFI-20 (MultidimenSional Fatigue Inventory); General clinical impression scales (Clinical Global Impression, CGI). Results and discussion. It was established that therapy with Mexidol ® in patients with chemous and atherosclerosis was accompanied by positive dynamics along the MFI-20 asthenia scales, mosa cognitive functions, as well as the coordination of Tinetti movements. In patients, the control group was not noted for reliable differences in these indicators. Complex treatment of Khim, which included Mexidol ® and Mexidol ® Fort 250 in the form of consistent therapy, turned out to be more effective than complex therapy of chemicals without the use of these drugs as a whole by more than 2 times, and for certain values of the parameters of the scales up to 10 times. Conclusion. The results of the study of the drug Mexidol ® Forte 250 in the framework of consistent therapy used according to the above scheme indicate its clinical efficiency and safety in patients with chemicals. Keywords: chronic brain ischemia; cognitive and motor functions; asthenic and anxious-depressive disorders; Mexidol ® Fort 250.