[The prevalence of osteoarthritis and its association with geriatric syndromes in people over 65: data from the Russian epidemiological study EVKALIPT].

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) in elderly and senile patients is not only common, but also one of the main diseases affecting the duration of active life, its quality, the appearance of addictions and loss of autonomy. Data on the relationship between OA and geriatric syndromes (GS) in our country are extremely scarce.

Aim: To estimate the prevalence of OA and to analyze its associations with HS in persons aged 65 years.

[Chronic pain in patients older than 60 years: a view of the geriatrics].

Aim: To analyze the geriatric status of patients with chronic pain.

Material And Methods: One hundred and sixteen patients of a geriatric unit, aged 75.66±7.

Characteristics of the formation of chronic fatigue syndrome and approaches to its treatment in young patients with focal brain damage.

Chronic fatigue is among the manifestations of focal brain lesions. It is most often encountered in multiple sclerosis (MS) and patients with the sequelae of traumatic, inflammatory, and vascular brain damage (encephalopathies). The aim of the present work was to study the mechanisms of formation of this syndrome in 50 patients with focal brain lesions of different origins (in the inactive stage) and to assess the possibility of correcting it using the combined agent Fezam (2 capsules t.

[The peculiarities of formation and approaches to the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome in young patients with focal brain damage].

Chronic fatigue (CF) is a syndrome manifesting in cases with focal brain damage. It is frequent in multiple sclerosis (MS) and encephalopathies (post-traumatic, cerebrovascular, etc). Treatment of this syndrome remains problematic.

[Specifics of personality and mental status in children and adolescence with chronic tension-type headache].

Neurological and psychiatric examination of 334 children, aged 7-15 years, 87 (23%) of them suffering from chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) is presented. All the patients had mental (mostly depressive and anxiety) disorders and 95.3% of them--psychosomatic ones.