Publications by authors named "Alexander Plakida"

Background: After suffering from COVID-19, a large number of patients need respiratory rehabilitation. One of the methods of rehabilitation is inhalation with salt aerosols.

Objective: Our work aimed to study the effectiveness of inhalations of a dry aerosol of salt precipitated from the mineral water of the "Teplitsa multidisciplinary sanatorium", Transcarpathian region of Ukraine.

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Introduction And Objective: Past COVID-19 significantly worsens Chronic viral hepatitis C patients with concomitant NAFLD. The aim of the study was to assess effectiveness of including mineral water in the rehabilitation complex in patients with chronic hepatitis C with concomitant non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who contracted COVID-19.

Material And Methods: 71 patients with chronic hepatitis C with concomitant NAFLD wo contracted COVID-19 were examined.

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Introduction And Objective: Introduction. Difficulties encountered in treating patients with chronic viral hepatitis C (CHC) are associated with the presence of concomitant liver pathology, namely fatty degeneration, which contributes to the progression of HCV infection. The above circumstances prompted the authorsled to thoroughly examine of this category of patients for further development of a new pathogenetically directed course of treatment.

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Introduction: As a result of local military conflicts that have become more frequent over the past decades, the number of military personnel subjected to combat stress has sharply increased. More than 50% of them suffer from combat posttraumatic stress disorder. The most common comorbidity in this category of patients is a traumatic brain injury.

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Background: In recent decades, there has been an increasing interest in long-distance running, not only to the classic marathon distances but also to an ultramarathon -100 km, 250 km, and multi-day races. One of the most reactive body systems in conditions of prolonged muscular loads is the immune system. The work aimed to investigate the changes in immunological parameters in runners for extra-long distances of various durations.

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Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common gastric pathologies. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the healing effects of mineral waters (MW).

Methods: Ninety patients with GERD were under observation.

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