ABSTRACT
The paper presents the results of implementation of the first stage of WHO programme concerning consequences of the Chernobyl accident in terms of influence of radiation on mental health of children whose mothers were exposed to radiation. 4210 children born in the period from April 26, 1986 to February 1, 1987 in Byelorussia, Ukraine, Russia in contaminated and non-polluted (control) regions. In radiation-contaminated regions there was higher frequency of mental retardation and other mental disorders as well as deterioration of both mental and physic health of their parents. A preliminary character of the data obtained is emphasized as well as the necessity of more detailed follow-up of these groups.
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Child Development/radiation effects , Mental Disorders/etiology , Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects , Radiation Injuries/complications , Radioactive Hazard Release , Child , Child, Preschool , Cognition Disorders/diagnosis , Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation , Female , Gestational Age , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Intelligence Tests , Mental Disorders/diagnosis , Pregnancy , Radiation Injuries/epidemiology , Republic of Belarus/epidemiology , Russia/epidemiology , Ukraine/epidemiologySubject(s)
Nervous System/radiation effects , Animals , Chronic Disease , Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation , Humans , Nervous System/physiopathology , Nervous System Diseases/etiology , Nervous System Diseases/physiopathology , Nuclear Warfare , Radiation Injuries/complications , Radiation Injuries/physiopathology , Radiation Injuries, Experimental/complications , Radiation Injuries, Experimental/physiopathology , Radioactive Hazard ReleaseABSTRACT
180 males in the age of 21-50, all the participants of Chernobyl accident consequences liquidation were examined. In all individuals vegetative dystonia (VD) syndrome was diagnosed (total radiation doses 0.1-1.0 Grey according to D. Erwin method). It was established that VD syndrome differed in these persons by pronounced stages of disorders manifestation as well as by polymorphism of vegetative disturbances. These findings testify central and peripheral vegetative nervous system parts involvement. In 40.2% of cases in individuals which were examined in rest and in 56.2% after dosed physical loading the functional disorders of vegetative cardiovascular system regulation of vagal type mainly (76.5%) were revealed. Clear correlation was not observed between vegetative disorders and radiation dose value. The estimation of contribution of each of the possible pathogenic factors (exactly stressogenic, radioactive and others) in vegetative disturbances development is not possible now.
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Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/physiopathology , Autonomic Nervous System/radiation effects , Cardiovascular System/radiation effects , Dystonia/physiopathology , Power Plants , Radiation Injuries/physiopathology , Radioactive Hazard Release , Adult , Autonomic Nervous System/physiopathology , Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis , Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/etiology , Cardiovascular System/physiopathology , Dystonia/diagnosis , Dystonia/etiology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Radiation Injuries/complications , Radiation Injuries/diagnosis , Syndrome , Ukraine , Whole-Body IrradiationABSTRACT
As many as 97 persons, victims to the Chernobyl accident, who developed vegetative dystonia were examined by clinical, ++patho-psychological and electroencephalography methods. 24 patients with vegetative dystonia who had not taken part in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident and not lived in the zones of alienation and radioactive contamination were examined too. In the victims to the Chernobyl accident, vegetovascular dystonia was marked by certain clinical and neurophysiological peculiarities in the form of combined vegetative disturbances and hypochondriac symptoms, signs of the schizoform organic syndrome with diffuse disorders of brain bioelectric activity and irritation of the subcortical structures. The contribution of psychogenic and prolonged ionizing radiation to the formation of changes in brain function in victims to the Chernobyl accident is under consideration.
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Accidents , Brain/radiation effects , Neurotic Disorders/etiology , Power Plants , Psychophysiologic Disorders/etiology , Radioactive Fallout/adverse effects , Stress, Psychological/complications , Action Potentials/radiation effects , Brain/physiopathology , Electroencephalography , Humans , Stress, Psychological/physiopathology , Time Factors , UkraineSubject(s)
Accidents , Mental Disorders/etiology , Nervous System Diseases/etiology , Nuclear Reactors , Psychophysiologic Disorders/etiology , Radiation Injuries/etiology , Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology , Female , Gastrointestinal Diseases/etiology , Humans , Male , Stress, Psychological/etiology , UkraineSubject(s)
Accidents , HLA Antigens/analysis , Lymphocytes/immunology , Nuclear Reactors , Occupational Health , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Humans , UkraineSubject(s)
Accidents , Eye/radiation effects , Nuclear Reactors , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Eye Diseases/etiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Ophthalmoscopy , Vision Disorders/etiologyABSTRACT
Twenty-five patients were subjected to surgical ablations of contused or crushed polar-basal regions of frontal lobes. Two groups were singled out: 1, compensated; and 2, subcompensated. "Lobar syndrome" which includes motor disorders and impaired psychic selectivity, planning, regulation and control of psychic activity and behavior, was to a several extent characteristic of all the patients. Posttraumatic disorders were compensated in group 1 due to a lack in complications and high intellectual level of the patients, both allowing to compensate the disorders in voluntary regulation of psychic activity and behavior.
