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The role of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the progression and development of cerebrovascular diseases. A competent choice of pathogenic treatment is the key to success in treatment and prevention. An expert's view from the 'red zone'

V. Kovalchuk,
2021

COVID-19 worsens the course of cerebrovascular diseases (CVD), including chronic cerebral ischaemia (CCI). The Actovegin drug, which has long been widely used in CCI treatment, has an antioxidant and endothelium protective effect. It makes sense to study the effect of Actovegin therapy on the clinical manifestations of CCI in patients with a recent experience of COVID-19. Objective: to evaluate Actovegin efficacy in the treatment of CCI in patients with a recent experience of COVID-19. Patients and methods. The study included 440 patients (234 female; 206 male) with a recent experience of COVID-19, suffering from CCI, their average age being 67.8 years (from 54 to 85 years). All patients were broken down into two groups of 220 people (the patients in Group 1 were administrated Actovegin, the ones in Group 2 - were not). All patients were followed up for 90 days; their condition was assessed by the severity of clinical manifestations of CCI, using special scales and questionnaires. Results and discussion. After 90 days of follow-up, the frequency of complaints of cognitive impairment, sleep disorder, dizziness, fatigue, emotional disorders, and headache in Group 1 was significantly lower than in Group 2 (p

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  • V. Kovalchuk
    Saint Petersburg Centre of Medical Rehabilitation, N.A. Semashko City Hospital Thirty Eight
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  • Nevrologiya, Neiropsikhiatriya, Psikhosomatika
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  • 13
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  • 1
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  • 57-66
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  • journal article
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  • scopus