Encephalopathy - a violation of brain function, developing as a result of vascular disorders. It is slowly developing a violation of cerebral blood flow that develops most often on the background atherosclerosis, Hypertension, sometimes - with diabetes diabetes, Of syphilis and other diseases affecting the brain vessels.
evidence
In stage I and II vascular encephalopathy disorders predominate as headaches and heavy feeling in the head, the general weakness, fatigue, emotional instability, reduced memory and attention, dizziness, instability at walking sleep disorders.
In step III become significant intelligence and memory disorders. Sometimes the motor activity of the patient prevent the growing coordination of movements. Is the destruction of the higher brain functions.
Diagnosis of vascular encephalopathy
Complex surveys should include:
- computed tomography or magnetic resonance tomography
- Doppler ultrasound
- duplex ultrasonic scanning
- transcranial Doppler
- general and biochemical blood tests
therapies
Scheme treating vascular encephalopathy comprising:
- therapy antidepressants various groups taking into account the type of depression
- treatment of vascular disorders (cavinton, cinnarizine, aktovegin, stugeron, nicergoline, tiklid)
- nootropics therapy (nootropil, piracetam, cerebrolysin Phenibut, encephabol) Application means dofaminstimuliruyuschih: blockers propanolol (Inderal, Inderal) At a dose of 40-120 mg per day, atenola - 25-50-100 mg daily for 3-6 weeks)
- blockers - pirroksan in doses of 60-90 megawatts per day within 2-3 weeks
- immunomodulators - levamisole (dekaris) taktivin, timalin 1.0 ml (100 mg) subcutaneously per day (total 10 injection), timogen, membrane antioxidant - tocopherol (vitamin E) (200-600mg daily for 3-4 week)
- enterosorbtsionnuyu therapy with Silard (0.5 g, 3 times a day for 45 days)
