Publications by authors named "D S Burminsky"

Objective: To assess the possibility of achieving physiological ketosis with oral administration of beta-hydroxybutyrate salts and, if ketosis is achieved, to assess its effect on cognitive functioning in patients with brain dysfunction during the recovery period after a somatic disease.

Material And Methods: The study included 86 patients with complaints of asthenic manifestations (ICD-10 diagnoses F06; F07; R53). Half of the patients were included in the study group taking beta-hydroxybutyrate salts, and the other half were included in the control group taking placebo.

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Background: Patients in general hospitals often display concomitant signs of mental maladjustment: low mood, anxiety, apathy, asthenia, all of which can have a negative impact on the course of the underlying disease and the recovery process. One of the non-pharmacological approaches that has gained wider acceptance in medical practice in recent years is the use of procedures based on virtual reality.

Aim: Assess the efficacy of the new domestic, virtual reality application Flow as relates to symptoms of anxiety and asthenia in patients undergoing inpatient treatment.

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Our study was based on the hypothesis that a non competitive antagonist of NMDA receptors can improve clinical effects of antipsychotic therapy in a subgroup of patients with schizophrenia with clinical signs of glutamatergic hyperfunction such as catatonic symptoms and disorganization. The study design was open and non-comparative. The duration of the study for each patient was 6 months, the target dosage of acatinol was 20 mg.

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