Mexidol® and Mexidol® Fort 250 as part of the sequential therapy for cognitive disorders in comorbide patients with joint pathology against the background of arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease

Authors:
L.N. Eliseeva, S.V. Kartashova

FSBEI in Kuban State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Krasnodar

Place of publication:
therapy No. 6 (40) 2020

Summary:
the purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and the possibility of correcting the neuropsychiatric manifestations of chronic brain ischemia (chemical) drugs Mexidol ^® and Mexidol ^® Forte 250 within the framework of consecutive therapy against the background of arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis (IBS), osteoarthritis or OA) or OA) or OA) rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Material and methods. 134 patients 45–75 years old with a neuroimulated chemical chemicized, combined with hypertension, coronary heart disease and articular pathology were examined. Group 1 (observations) included 79 patients - 30 patients with RA (subgroup 1A) and 49 with the ot of the knee joints (subgroup 1b), who received in the complex therapy Mexidol ^® and Mexidol ^® Fort 250. Group 2 (control) amounted to 55 patients - 25 patients with RA (subgroup 2A) and 30 - with OA (subgroup 2B), which used to use basic therapy without the addition of Mexidol. The dynamics of subjective and physical symptoms were evaluated, values ​​on the scales of CGI, Mosa, MFI 20, anxiety and depression of Hamilton, Tinnetti. Mexidol ^® was prescribed intravenously (500 mg per day) for 14 days with the subsequent oral administration of the drug Mexidol ^® Fort 250 at 250 mg 3 times/day another 60 days. Results. ^® and Mexidol ^® to the standard treatment of drugs in the framework of consistent therapy contributed to an increasing improvement in all studied indicators. In the control groups, the cognitive status did not change. The use of initiating intravenous therapy with Mexidol increased the adherence of patients to the prolonged use of the drug. Conclusion. Violations of the locomotor function in polymorbid patients are partially associated with chemicals. The additional purpose of the consistent infusion and tablet forms of Mexidol significantly improves cognitive functions with the correction of the stability of walking, asthenic manifestations, and increases the motivation for active life. Key words: chronic brain ischemia, Mexidol ^® , Mexidol ^® Fort 250, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease.