ANXIETY DISORDERS IN CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM FUNCTIONAL AND ORGANIC RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.

Objective: The aim: To determine the anxiety disorders in children suffering from organic diseases and functional disorders of the respiratory tract in the clinical settings of the pulmonology department, as well as to assess their impact on disease course and quality of life.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 131 pediatric patients aged 6-17 years old have been studied. The patients were divided into three groups: the children with somatoform respiratory disorders (SRD) - 33,6 % (n = 44), those with bronchial asthma (BA) - 34,3 % (n = 45) and those with pneumonia - 32,1 % (n = 42).

DEPRESSION IN THE STRUCTURE OF SOMATOFORM DISORDERS IN CHILDREN, ITS SIGNIFICANCE, THE ROLE OF SEROTONIN AND TRYPTOPHANE IN THE EMERGENCE OF THESE DISORDERS.

The aim of the study - is to investigate the presence of depressive disorders and their manifestation in children with somatoform disorders (SD) from different organs and systems and to establish the role of disorders of serotonin and tryptophan metabolism in their occurrence. 111 children were diagnosed with SD. The average age of children was 13,6±2,3 years, among them boys were 42 (37,8%) and girls - 69 (62,2%).

Screening investigation of distribution of mood disorders in adolescence and peculiarities of their currency.

Objective: Introduction:. The problem of mood disorders in adolescents has recently become acute due to the high frequency of encounter and social significance. The aim: To investigate the screening of anxiety and depressive disorders and their manifestations in adolescent children to determine risk factors and to develop measures for their prevention.

Gender differences in clinical factors associated with coronary artery atherosclerosis severity in patients with aortic valve and/or mitral annulus calcification.

Objective: Introduction: The previous studies of coronary atherosclerosis association with aortic valve calcification (AVC) and/or mitral annulus calcification (MAC) had contradictory results. The aim: To assess gender differences in clinical factors associated with coronary artery atherosclerosis severity.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 362 patients (mean age 63.

DEVELOPMENT OF GANGLIONOPATHY AND TABETIC VISCERAL CRISES ON THE BACKGROUND OF POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY (CASE REPORT).

The article presents an analysis of the clinical occurrence of development of chronic polyradiculoneuropathy associated with monoclonal IgG/k (kappa) gammopathy of the undetermined significance. The peculiarity of this occurrence is the uniqueness of the development of the symptoms which are characteristic of tabes dorsalis in this pathology with episodic severe visceral crises and also with ganglionopathy. The example describes the clinical polymorphism of the course of visceral crises, the problems of their diagnosis and as a consequence of inadequate treatment with the development of severe social maladaptation.