[New Technologies in the Diagnostics and Treatment of Brain Deseases: from Neurosciences to the Multidisciplinary Clinical Practice and Maintaining of Mental Health].

Over the past years, the prevalence of brain diseases and, consequently, their social significance and economic burden for society has been steadily increasing throughout the world. Brain diseases are a heterogeneous group of diseases that unite a number of disorders that are within the competence of both neurology and psychiatry, often concurrent or comorbid with each other. Z.

[Prognosis for surgical treatment of pharmacoresistant epilepsy: the role of mental and cognitive disorders].

This review focuses on the role of mental and cognitive disorders in the prognosis for surgical treatment of pharmacoresistant epilepsy. The authors analyze historical aspects of the surgical treatment of epilepsy and present current data on the prognosis of operative intervention with respect to seizure control, cognitive functioning, and psychiatric disorders. The psychiatrist's role in the structure of preoperative and postoperative management of patients is considered.

[Psychometric properties of the Stigma Scale of Epilepsy].

Aim: To assess the psychometric properties of the Stigma Scale of Epilepsy, a short simple to complete questionnaire to quickly and reliably determine the presence and the level of perceived stigma in a particular patient, as well as to assess the prevalence, socio-demographic, clinical and socio-psychological factors associated with this phenomenon.

Material And Methods: The study included 398 patients with epilepsy. Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to assess the psychometric characteristics of the scale.

[Cognitive impairment. The effects of seizures?].

This review discusses articles on cognitive impairments developing after one or more convulsive seizures. Cognitive disorders seem to be frequent complications of epilepsy. According to recent clinical studies, the intensity of cognitive declines depends on a frequency and severity of seizures.

Attitudes towards people with epilepsy in Moscow.

Purpose: To assess the knowledge and attitudes in Moscow towards people with epilepsy (PWE).

Methods: Data were collected from 1167 adults, permanent residents of Moscow, who were interviewed. A 10-item questionnaire was used addressing three major domains: familiarity with epilepsy (2 questions), understanding of epilepsy (5 questions), and attitude towards the PWE (3 questions).