[The changes in the brain's electrical activity in children with cerebral palsy during the complex rehabilitation].

One hundred and five children, aged from 3 to 7 years, with the diagnosis "spastic diplegia cerebral palsy" were treated. Patients were stratified into three groups: group I (n=36) received three courses of microcurrent therapy (MENS) in addition to standard treatment; group II (n=38) received three courses of MENS in the combination with two treatment courses with the nootropic drug cortexin; children of group III (n=31) received standard therapy using massage and gymnastics. MENS was carried out in courses, including 15 sessions each, using the apparatus "MEKS".

[Efficacy of reflexology in the combination with neuroprotective treatment in hemiparetic form of children cerebral palsy].

Sixty patients with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy with hemiparesis at the age from 2 to 7 years were treated. All 60 patients had conventional treatment including massage and exercise therapy. Patients were divided into 2 randomized groups.

[The correction of cognitive and psychological disorders in the patients presenting with vertebrogenic pain syndrome].

The objective of the present study was the dynamic estimation of the intensity of pain syndrome with the use of a visual-analog scale (VAS), characteristics of the psychological status and cognitive disorders, quality of life, and brain electrogenesis in 50 patients presenting with vertebrogenic pain syndrome of lumbar-sacral localization. It was shown that long-standing pain syndrome plays the dysadaptive role, causes structural and functional changes in the central nervous system (CNS), and is responsible for psychoemotional and cognitive disorders. The introduction of transcranial stimulation in the combined treatment of such patients promotes correction and reversibility of the above disorders, enhances the efficacy of electrotherapy, and improves the quality of life in the subjects with vertebrogenic pain syndrome.

[Analysis of the efficacy of low-frequency pulse therapy in the combination with radon baths for the treatment of patients with different variants of the clinical course of cervical dorsopathy].

The authors present the results of analysis of combined physiobalneotherapy in the patients with neurological manifestations of degenerative lesions in the cervical spine with special reference to the clinical form of the disease. The use of unified criteria for the assessment of cervico-brachial pain syndrome and clinico-neuropsychological status of the patients in conjunction with auxiliary research techniques made it possible to demonstrate the high efficacy of the treatment using low-frequency pulse therapy supplemented by the application of radon baths. The best therapeutic effect was achieved in a group of patients presenting with cervico-brachial syndrome treated during the periods of exacerbation of cervical spine osteochondrosis.

[The application of microcurrent reflexotherapy for the rehabilitative treatment of patients presenting with the diplegic form of juvenile cerebral palsy].

Sixty children suffering the diplegic form of juvenile cerebral palsy were admitted to a specialized therapeutic center for medical examination and treatment. In 30 patients, background therapy (remedial gymnastics, manual massage) was supplemented by microcurrent reflexotherapy targeted at biologically active points (BAPs) located paravertebrally in the paretic limb muscles and in the zones of craniotherapy. The remaining children (n = 30) were given medicines affecting neurotrophic processes in the central nervous system in addition to background therapy.