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OBJECTIVES: The aim of the survey was to find out what the possible consequences are of the COVID-19 disease on the nervous system and to propose a method of using artificial intelligence. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Recent research has shown that the risks to patients due to severe acute coronavirus 2 respiratory syndrome (SARS-COV-2) differ most significantly depending on age and the presence of underlying comorbidities such as: cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and others. The consequences of COVID-19 on the nervous system are especially important. We performed a detailed selection of articles describing the effects of COVID-19 on the nervous system. RESULT(S): We made a clear summary of the main consequences of COVID-19 on the nervous system and suggested a way to use artificial intelligence. CONCLUSION(S): We confirmed research that artificial intelligence methods have the potential to accelerate prediction, especially for the possible consequences of COVID-19 on the nervous system.Copyright © 2020 Neuroendocrinology Letters
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OBJECTIVES: The beneficial effects of ozone therapy consist mainly of the promotion of blood circulation: peripheral and central ischemia, immunomodulatory effect, energy boost, regenerative and reparative properties, and correction of chronic oxidative stress. Ozone therapy increases interest in new neuroprotective strategies that may represent therapeutic targets for minimizing the effects of oxidative stress. METHOD(S): The overview examines the latest literature in neurological pathologies treated with ozone therapy as well as our own experience with ozone therapy. The effectiveness of treatments is connected to the ability of ozone therapy to reactivate the antioxidant system to address oxidative stress for chronic neurodegenerative diseases, strokes, and other pathologies. Application options include large and small autohemotherapy, intramuscular application, intra-articular, intradiscal, paravertebral and epidural, non-invasive rectal, transdermal, mucosal, or ozonated oils and ointments. The combination of different types of ozone therapy stimulates the benefits of the effects of ozone. RESULT(S): Clinical studies on O2-O3 therapy have been shown to be efficient in the treatment of neurological degenerative disorders, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, orthopedic, gastrointestinal and genitourinary pathologies, fibromyalgia, skin diseases/wound healing, diabetes/ulcers, infectious diseases, and lung diseases, including the pandemic disease caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. CONCLUSION(S): Ozone therapy is a relatively fast administration of ozone gas. When the correct dose is administered, no side effects occur. Further clinical and experimental studies will be needed to determine the optimal administration schedule and to evaluate the combination of ozone therapy with other therapies to increase the effectiveness of treatment.Copyright © 2021 Neuroendocrinology Letters.
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The present article draws on the results of research that explored the role of complex rehabilitation and its individual components;the effectiveness of social rehabilitation in the integration of people into society;feedback from clients on how they evaluate their cooperation with rehabilitation workers in selected facilities;as well as feedback from rehabilitation and social workers on how they evaluate their cooperation with clients. The research took place from May 2020 to March 2022. The first group of respondents comprised 360 clients of rehabilitation centers, social and occupational rehabilitation centers and physiotherapy-rehabilitation departments in Slovakia, specifically Bratislava and Trencin. The second group of respondents consisted of 30 rehabilitation and social workers employed in these facilities. This research employed quantitative and qualitative research strategies. The conducted research also highlighted the importance of the creation of complex theoretical and empirical bases concerning social rehabilitation and its role in the integration of people with disabilities into society. The results of the research have also shown the need to raise professional awareness of the importance of complex rehabilitation and its modern trends and, last but not least, the need to improve the level of professional education in the field of complex rehabilitation and social rehabilitation. The results obtained from the research can be used to develop analyses that will form the basis for additional relevant and helpful research in the field of trends in social rehabilitation and improvement of the possibilities of their application.
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Basis: Previous research showed that virtual reality can help in the treatment process of some diseases. Our research on the use of virtual reality for rehabilitation of patients after stroke confirmed that after 12 rehabilitation sessions with VR, patients achieved better upper and lower limb motor outcomes. Methods: In this paper, we report findings from studies for early detection of neurodegenerative diseases, which may assist in early supportive treatment using virtual reality rehabilitation. In the current work, we present the use of new technologies that we have used in the rehabilitation of fine motor skills in the hands of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Results: Based on the hypotheses, it was possible to draw conclusions on the selected 8 patients that rehabilitation through virtual reality can contribute to a more effective rehabilitation process for patients with Parkinson’s disease. The average overall improvements in hand motor skills (hand movement, finger angle, finger speed) after 12 weeks were by 8.2% for patients without VR and by 9.0% for patients with VR. Conclusions: It appears that in neurodegenerative diseases, as well as in post-concussion syndrome, virtual reality can be used for rehabilitation as an adjunctive treatment. © 2022, LIECREH GUTH. All rights reserved.
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Introduction: The aim of this research was to investigate the possible consequences of COVID-19 on musculoskeletal, nervous system and psychological experience. Methods: Recent research has shown that patients’ risks related to severe COVID-19 disease vary depending on age, underlying comorbidities, and medical history. We performed a detailed selection of papers describing post-COVID-19 syndrome, which affects musculoskeletal, nervous system, and psychological conditions. Results: We summarized a possible rehabilitation process using traditional rehabilitation, telerehabilitation, and virtual reality for rehabilitation using online programs that promote mental health. The use of a combined method of rehabilitation with ozone therapy brings about new perspectives for pre-pandemic prevention and post-pandemic treatment. Conclusion: We have shown the direction of further research: monitoring and evaluating post-COVID-19 syndrome patients using artificial intelligence to design their optimal rehabilitation. © 2021. All Rights Reserved.
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Introduction: This paper is based on the results of special research focused on mapping and gaining a deeper understanding of how, in the current period of post-COVID syndrome analysis and diverse life-long health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, involuntarily infertile couples diagnosed with various lifetime health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and post-COVID-19 syndrome, which have significantly decreased their chances of having a baby, perceive their situation and their relationship towards pre-implantation genetic diagnostics. Methods: The survey was conducted during the period from January 2021 to July 2021 in various foreign countries. The respondents were couples that were suffering from involuntarily infertility and that were shown to have various health consequences due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including post-COVID syndrome. Due to the focus of the survey, which showed the personal and subjective views of respondents, a qualitative approach was chosen using in-depth online interviews. Prior to conducting the in-depth online interviews themselves, focus group discussions were conducted with the respondents. Results: The results of this survey revealed several key areas that have to be taken into account when providing effective help and support to involuntarily infertile couples, be it on a medical or social level. Respondents also found it very difficult to come to grips with the deterioration in their medical, mental and cognitive conditions caused by overcoming the COVID-19 virus. Participating in training that was specially designed for them during the survey period has led to improvements, which are still being researched and monitored. Conclusion: Similar studies serve as a basis for the realization of further surveys focusing on mitigation of post-COVID 19 syndrome effects in involuntarily infertile couples, individuals and groups influenced by difficult situations and social pathologies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, this includes individuals, groups and communities of various age categories suffering especially from different neurological, cognitive and mental issues which have significantly decreased the quality of their lives after recovering from COVID-19. These studies can also contribute to the creation of various support strategies in other scientific areas which have also been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on support for physical and mental health, as well as the strengthening of relationships with the intention of removing or preventing social and pathological phenomena as much as possible. © 2021. All Rights Reserved.
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This article is based on the results of a survey conducted during the period from December 2020 to May 2021 involving 300 respondents in different countries: Italy, Spain, Hungary, Great Britain, the USA, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, and African countries. The research was carried out on the basis of narrative case studies. In order to obtain an adequate methodological answer in regard to the focus of the research, which showed the personal and subjective views of the respondents, a qualitative approach using in-depth online interviews was desirable. Each interview lasted 90 minutes. The aim of the survey was to find out how designing your own online intervention program can help respondents alleviate their difficulties. It is based on human-centered ap-proaches;methods of reducing stress;methods of strength-ening the presence-focused mode;the so-called 'here and now' approach;and some relevant theses of Christian missi-ology and non-radicalized Islam that promote human health and dignity. The condition for entry into the survey was the age of the participants (over 40) and experience of at least one of the psychological consequences of, or situations in, a long-term psychological burden due to the COVID-19 pan-demic. Survey participants became infected with COVID-19 or had recovered from it before entering the survey. Many of them had other associated health problems, including COVID-19 and its psychological consequences, chronic ill-nesses, were at risk of poverty, social exclusion or insuffi-cient professional health and social care. During the survey, the online intervention program focused on gradually accom-panying survey participants towards their full autonomy (for example, in thinking, naming the feelings they experience), encouraging them to take responsibility for their lives and encouraging them by positively evaluating their achieve-ments and the results they achieved over the course of the year. The participants in the survey showed a significant weakening of rumination, which is behind the psychological difficulties, especially mood disorders and anxiety disorders. The online intervention program worked intensively with survey participants in line with the need to activate their change process. The intention of the online intervention pro-gram was also to help them regain their inner balance and their full place in society they had before the pandemic. The survey showed that even in the post-COVID period, special online strategies aimed at promoting mental and physical health should not lose their relevance. The results of such re-search may provide relevant and inspiring stimuli for further and new specific research, studies and analyses in the field of the benefits of specialized online interventions aimed at strengthening physical and mental health. Especially during heightened critical periods, which global crises and their con-sequences bring into various areas of life for the entire pop-ulation. These are, for example, crises in the form of other pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a far-reaching impact on today's society.
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OBJECTIVES: The beneficial effects of ozone therapy consist mainly of the promotion of blood circulation: peripheral and central ischemia, immunomodulatory effect, energy boost, regenerative and reparative properties, and correction of chronic oxidative stress. Ozone therapy increases interest in new neuroprotective strategies that may represent therapeutic targets for minimizing the effects of oxidative stress. METHODS: The overview examines the latest literature in neurological pathologies treated with ozone therapy as well as our own experience with ozone therapy. The effectiveness of treatments is connected to the ability of ozone therapy to reactivate the antioxidant system to address oxidative stress for chronic neurodegenerative diseases, strokes, and other pathologies. Application options include large and small autohemotherapy, intramuscular application, intra-articular, intradiscal, paravertebral and epidural, non-invasive rectal, transdermal, mucosal, or ozonated oils and ointments. The combination of different types of ozone therapy stimulates the benefits of the effects of ozone. RESULTS: Clinical studies on O2-O3 therapy have been shown to be efficient in the treatment of neurological degenerative disorders, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, orthopedic, gastrointestinal and genitourinary pathologies, fibromyalgia, skin diseases/wound healing, diabetes/ulcers, infectious diseases, and lung diseases, including the pandemic disease caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. CONCLUSION: Ozone therapy is a relatively fast administration of ozone gas. When the correct dose is administered, no side effects occur. Further clinical and experimental studies will be needed to determine the optimal administration schedule and to evaluate the combination of ozone therapy with other therapies to increase the effectiveness of treatment.
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This article draws from the results of a survey that was aimed at giving an overview and exploring in detail what needs the parents of extremely premature infants have and what options of social support they are provided with, especially during the period of the spread and subsequent impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research took place from the beginning of February 2020 until the beginning of September 2020. In the survey, 30 families participated from various countries, including Italy, Spain, the United States, Great Britain, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. The results of this survey can be applied to produce analyses that will serve as the basis for future relevant and innovative research on the impact of COVID-19 on the global population.
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of the survey was to find out what the possible consequences are of the COVID-19 disease on the nervous system and to propose a method of using artificial intelligence. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Recent research has shown that the risks to patients due to severe acute coronavirus 2 respiratory syndrome (SARS-COV-2) differ most significantly depending on age and the presence of underlying comorbidities such as: Cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and others. The consequences of COVID-19 on the nervous system are especially important. We performed a detailed selection of articles describing the effects of COVID-19 on the nervous system. RESULTS: We made a clear summary of the main consequences of COVID-19 on the nervous system and suggested a way to use artificial intelligence. CONCLUSION: We confirmed research that artificial intelligence methods have the potential to accelerate prediction, especially for the possible consequences of COVID-19 on the nervous system. ©2020 Neuroendocrinology Letters.
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Background: The aim of this brief analysis is to discuss the COVID-19 situation in selected countries prior to October 2020, using relevant statistics. In relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and the current situation in African countries, we will also touch upon certain specificities of missionary and charity work. With regards to the demonstrated consequences of the Spanish flu, we would like to point out certain severe consequences which COVID-19 could have on the nervous system and then discuss the co-morbidities related to COVID-19. Conclusion: This analysis, including areas mentioned in the final section, also opens space for scientific and expert discussions focused on the specificities of data analysis related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its connection to artificial intelligence, plus the need to carry out further interesting research on the issue of COVID-19 and artificial intelligence. These studies can be of significant help for similar diseases or pandemics.
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OBJ ECTIVES: The aim of the research was to verify the possibilities of using virtual reality in combination with classical approaches to the rehabilitation of patients after stroke. MATERIAL AND METHODS: As part of rehabilitation, we examined the possibilities of rehabilitation of the upper, lower limbs and fine mobility of the upper limbs in a selected group of patients that met the criteria for inclusion in a combined rehabilitation program using virtual reality with a focus on testing different approaches, devices and applications. At the same time, we tried to identify quantitative and qualitative parameters that could be objectively measured and based on them to evaluate the progress of patients in rehabilitation or in personalizing individual rehabilitation scenarios. RESULTS: In patients who underwent a combined method of rehabilitation, we observed progress in the development of their ability to improve motor skills. We identified various categories of parameters that can be evaluated by artificial intelligence methods, and we also identified that the key elements in the use of virtual reality as a rehabilitation method are the so-called "WOW" effect and the creation of an emotional change in the patient that motivates him to rehabilitate. CONCLUSION: We have shown that virtual reality methods have the potential to accelerate rehabilitation and increase the motivation of selected groups of patients after stroke.