[Intravenous thrombolytic therapy of ischemic stroke with the drug Revelisa in real clinical practice: results of the IVT-AIS-R study]. / Vnutrivennaya tromboliticheskaya terapiya ishemicheskogo insul'ta preparatom Reveliza v real'noi klinicheskoi praktike: rezul'taty issledovaniya IVT-AIS-R.

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy (TLT) with the drug Revelisa (alteplase) in patients with ischemic stroke (AI) in real clinical practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An open prospective multicenter non-interventional register study was conducted, which included 550 patients with AI - 259 (47.1%) women and 291 (52.9%) men; average age 67.7±12.6 years. All included patients underwent TLT with the drug Revelisa within 4.5 hours from the onset of the disease and, according to the protocol of reperfusion therapy of AI, clinical, instrumental and laboratory examinations were performed. Symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation (GT) was determined in accordance with the criteria of the ECASS 3 study. RESULTS: The majority of patients (95.8%) suffered from hypertension, 69.6% had chronic heart failure, 53.8% had coronary heart disease, 38.7% had various cardiac arrhythmias, 20.7% of patients suffered from type 2 diabetes mellitus. A day after TLT, an improvement of 4 points or more on the NIHSS scale was noted in 45% of patients. The average dynamics index on the NIHSS stroke scale after a day was -3.2±4.7 and -4.4±6.1 per 7 females (p<0.0001). GT of the lesion of the brain developed in 10.9% of cases, symptomatic GT was diagnosed in 12 (2.3%) patients. The hospital mortality rate was 12.7%. The proportion of patients with good functional recovery (0-2 points on the modified Rankin scale (mRS)) at discharge, on days 30 and 90 was 44.7%, 59.2% and 68.5%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Performing TLT with the drug Revelisa in patients with AI leads to a statistically significant regression of neurological symptoms. A significant proportion of patients achieve a favorable clinical outcome upon discharge from the hospital and in the long term. The obtained data on the efficacy and safety profile correlate with previously published register studies of alteplase in AI.

[Intravenous thrombolytic therapy with Revelisa of ischemic stroke in real-world clinical practice: interim results of an open-label, prospective, multicenter, non-interventional study IVT-AIS-R]. / Vnutrivennaya tromboliticheskaya terapiya ishemicheskogo insul'ta preparatom Reveliza v real'noi klinicheskoi praktike: promezhutochnye rezul'taty issledovaniya IVT-AIS-R.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and efficacy of Revelisa in patients with ischemic stroke in real-world clinical practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The interim analysis of an open-label, prospective, multicenter, non-interventional study IVT-AIS-R included 223 patients (50.2% women and 49.8% men, mean age 66.6 (13.5) years) with ischemic stroke who were admitted to the study sites since July 2019 and who, in the absence of contraindications, underwent thrombolytic therapy (TLT) with Revelisa within the first 4.5 hours from the onset of stroke. Data were collected as a continuous sample. According to the reperfusion therapy protocol for ischemic stroke, all patients included in the study underwent clinical examination, investigations and laboratory tests before TLT and within the first days after it. Symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation was determined in accordance with the ECASS 3 criteria. RESULTS: Most of the patients (96%) had hypertension, 74% of patients had chronic heart failure, 57.4% had coronary artery disease, of which 8.5% were patients with a previous myocardial infarction. Various cardiac arrhythmias were observed in 33.2% of cases, 21.5% of patients had type 2 diabetes, 18.4% had a history of previous acute cerebrovascular accidents. Hemorrhagic transformation (HT) of a cerebral lesion developed in 7.1% of cases, with the frequency of symptomatic HT being 3.1% (7 patients). The hospital mortality rate was 13.9%. The median NIHSS score was 4 points (p<0.0001) on day 7 versus baseline. The proportion of patients with good functional recovery (the modified Rankin scale score 0-2) at discharge was 48.2%. CONCLUSION: The data obtained with the use of Revelisa in patients with ischemic stroke in real-world clinical practice allow drawing conclusions about a comparable safety and efficacy profile to that in previously published registry studies of alteplase.

[Post-stroke rehabilitation training with a brain-computer interface: a clinical and neuropsychological study]. / Klinicheskaia i instrumental'naia otsenka terapii sosudistykh kognitivnykh rasstroistv.

AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of cytoflavin in the treatment of patients with chronic cerebral ischemia and mild cognitive impairment predominantly of vascular origin. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Treatment results of 140 patients, aged 60-74, with chronic cerebral ischemia were analyzed. The main group included 77 patients (35 men and 42 women of average age 66.38±4.64 years) who received cytoflavin throughout the observation period: 2 tablets twice a day 30 minutes before meals. The comparison group included 63 patients (26 men and 37 women of average age 67.48±5.22 years) who during the whole period of observation received ethyl methyl hydroxypyridine succinate: 2 tablets (250 mg) twice a day, according to the same scheme as in the main group. Treatment efficacy was assessed by neuropsychological testing and P300 evoked potentials. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: During treatment, there was an improvement in neurophysiological parameters in both groups, which was more pronounced in patients treated with cytoflavin: their P300 amplitude increased by1.3 times in the left hemisphere (from 9.21 (8.36, 10.11) to 12.41 (10.23, 13.37 µV) and 1,7 times in the right hemisphere (from 6.48 (5.26, 7.35) to 11.04 (9.29, 12.18) µV). Our study confirms the advisability of using drugs that have complex cytoprotective and energy-correcting mechanism in patients with cognitive impairment. Cytoflavin has shown the high efficacy and safety and can be recommended as part of complex therapy for cognitive disorders. Using simple and inexpensive instrumental methods (assessment of cognitive P300 evoked potential) along with diagnostic scales in patients with cognitive impairment can significantly objectify the assessment of treatment dynamics.

[Asthenia, emotional disorders and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis]. / Asteniia, émotsional'nye rasstroistva i kachestvo zhizni u patsientov s rasseiannym sklerozom.

Objective. The evaluation of the dynamics of asthenia, chronic fatigue syndrome, emotional disorders and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to explore the possibility of using idebenon (noben) in treatment of these impairments. Material and methods. We studied 35 patients, 18 men and 17 women, with MS (mean age 36.4±8.86 years, mean disease duration 10.33±6.07 years); 83% of patients had remitting type and others - secondary progressive type. Along with neurological examination, we used the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS 21), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and a quality of life questionnaire (EQ5D). Patients had marked asthenia and chronic fatigue at baseline. The old age of the patients and duration of MS and its severity according to EDSS predicted the higher levels of asthenia, chronic fatigue and anxiety with depression and lower quality of life on EQ5D. All patients received noben in dosage 90 mg daily (30 mg 3 times a day) during 6 months. Results and conclusion. Idebenon (noben) reduced the severity of chronic fatigue syndrome, asthenia and depression in MS patients. The dose used in the study may be regarded as the optimal dose that provides best efficacy with minimal side-effects.

[Possibilities of medical correction of moderate cognitive impairment].

Thirty-four outpatients with moderate cognitive impairment were treated with one of standard extracts of Ginkgo Biloba - EGb761 (memoplant). Memoplant was used in high dosages (240 mg daily) twice a day during three months. Patients were assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the hospital depression scale and QoL questionnaire EQ5d as well as standard neurological and somatic examination. A statistical analysis of data revealed a significant improvement in most measures, mostly in attention, memory, orientation and visual-spatial/ executive functions as well as in anxiety and depression. The drug is well-tolerated and is recommended for practical use.

[Emotional disorders and quality of life in patients with post stroke asthenia].

An aim of the study was to assess the severity of asthenic syndrome, emotional disorders and quality of life indicators in post stroke patients treated with idebenone (noben). We studied 35 patients aged from 47 to 76 years, mean age 58,85±7,99 years, 21 men and 14 women. The time after stroke was 1-8 years (mean 2,63±1,51 years). The duration of follow-up was 6 months. Patients were examined at baseline and 3 and 6 months after treatment with noben in dose 90 mg daily (30 mg 3 times a day). Patients were examined clinically, the following scales were used as well: the Scandinavian stroke scale, the modified MFIS-21, the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and EQ5D including VAS. It has been shown that asthenic syndrome negatively influenced quality of life and emotional sphere thus impeding the recovery of daily activities. The follow-up study revealed that the treatment with idebenone in dose 90 mg daily decreased the severity of asthenia and emotional disorders and significantly improved quality of life.