[Vegetative nervous system state in vibration disease and chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy in miners].

Clinical and functional studies helped to assess influence of vegetative nervous system on course of vibration disease and chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy in miners. Vegetative dysfunction syndrome varying in intensity was associated with simultaneous overstrain in segmentary and supersegmentary units of vegetative nervous system. The authors defined dependence between vegetative dysfunction intensity and neuromuscular disorders severity.

[Occupational morbidity in Kazakhstan].

The main principle of the whole health care system in Kazakhstan is joint responsibility of state, employer and employee for the health state. Coordination of occupational therapeutic service is maintained by National Center of Industrial hygiene and occupational diseases. The country appears to have registered 6919 patients with "occupational disease" diagnosis, with new 500-600 cases register annually.

[State of clinical and neurologic condition of Temirtau inhabitants].

The article covers results of studies concerning psychologic and clinical neurologic state of Temirtau inhabitants. Early clinical forms of cerebro-vascular diseases were more frequent among males, but cryptogenic encephalopathies were more prevalent among females. Among the males examined, the early clinical signs of cerebro-vascular diseases were seen in all age groups, more often at the age of 20-29.

[Neuro-muscular apparatus state in lumbosacral radiculopathy in miners].

Based on clinical and electrophysiologic studies, the authors analysed neuro-muscular apparatus of "spinal center--periphery" axis for miners with radicular pain caused by occupational lumbosacral radiculopathy. Findings are that constantly irritated receptors in lumbar motor segment during occupational activities alter habitual motor stereotype and cause specific compensatory muscular reactions, rearrangement of motor activity in segmental apparatus.

[State of autonomous nervous system in vibration disease in miners].

The authors diagnosed dysfunction of autonomous vascular system with affected neuromuscular apparatus, with electrophysiologic polymorphism, degree of nerve trunks disorders in miners having concomitant diseases.