[The prevalence and risk of sleep disorders in patients with functional dyspepsia: a meta-analysis].

Objective: Systematization of data on the incidence and risk of sleep disorders in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD).

Material And Methods: Studies were searched in the electronic databases MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane until October 2020. Publications with detailed descriptive statistics (sample size, number of patients with sleep disorders) were selected for the final analysis, allowing the resulting data to be included in the meta-analysis.

[Aminothiols in blood plasma at different subtypes of ischemic stroke].

Objective: To evaluate the hemostasis of plasma aminothiols in different subtypes of ischemic stroke (IS).

Material And Methods: The study included 177 patients, aged 62 (55-68) years, admitted in the first 8-24 hours since IS onset. The pathogenetic subtype of IS was clarified according to the results of clinical and instrumental examination by the Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment criteria.

[Burning mouth syndrome].

A case-report of burning mouth syndrome is presented. A 27-year-old man complained of burning pain in the tongue and oral mucosa, taste disorder, and sensory impairment. All symptoms appeared after suffering a cold and had a wave-like course during self-medication with antibiotics.

[Prevention of venous thrombosis of the lower extremities and pulmonary embolism in neurological patients in the intensive care unit using intermittent pneumatic compression].

Aim: To assess the efficacy of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in neurological patients.

Material And Methods: The study included 101 patients with acute disorders of cerebral circulation: 52 patients underwent IPC for prevention of DVT of the lower extremities, 49 patients received only basic treatment. Clinical examination, venous duplex scan of the lower extremities and telethermography were performed.

[Neurophysiological assessment of persistent idiopathic facial pain].

Aim: To study neurophysiological characteristics of persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) in comparison to trigeminal neuralgia.

Material And Methods: Forty-five patients with PIFP at the age from 25 to 74 years (42 women and 3 men), 25 patients with trigeminal neuralgia at the age from 25 to 84 (15 women and 10 men) and 20 healthy volunteers were examined. Multimodal evoked potentials (EP): brainstem auditory (BAEPs), trigeminal (TEPs) and sympathetic skin responses (SSRs) evoked potentials were recorded.

[New possibilities of pharmacotherapy of epilepsy: eslicarbazepine acetate in treatment of focal epilepsy].

The article provides an analysis of the latest antiepileptic drug eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) for the treatment of focal epilepsy in adults as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy. Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug-drug interactions, indications and dosage regimen are described. The authors present the latest data on the efficacy, tolerability and safety of ESL including an exploratory pooled analysis of data from 14 European clinical practice studies (Euro-Esli) as well as their own observations of 34 patients receiving ESL in monotherapy or combination therapy.

[Factors influencing the detection of ischemic stroke in neuroimaging].

Aim: To determine the detectability of foci of acute ischemic stroke (AI) using neuroimaging methods depending on the localization, timing and severity of stroke.

Material And Methods: A retrospective evaluation of 100 case histories of patients hospitalized for ischemic stroke (IS) with determination of the timing of neuroimaging study, fibrinogen level, glucose, INR, NIHSS scores on admission to the hospital, assessment of stroke localization (hemispheric or brainstem), the severity of atherosclerosis of the brachiocephalic arteries (BCA) and presence of atrial fibrillation (AF) was performed. During the stay in the hospital, 54 patients were re-examined to clarify the diagnosis.

[Algorithms of mono- and polytherapy in clinical epileptology].

The large number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) at the physician's disposal provides not only a broad therapeutic potential in the treatment of epilepsy (EP), but creates difficulties in the adequate choice of AED. The sufficient experience in the management of patients with epilepsy has been gained so far in the world, based on which the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), updated classification, adopted the basic definition of efficiency, remission, resistance, evidence of research on the effectiveness of AED therapy, and introduced the concept of "resolved" epilepsy. In this article, a group of Russian experts suggest recommendations on the main steps in the choice of therapy in epilepsy.

[Algorithms of mono- and polytherapy in clinical epileptology. Part 1. General principles of drug choice].

The large number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) at the physician's disposal provides not only a broad therapeutic potential in the treatment of epilepsy (EP), but creates difficulties in the adequate choice of AED. The sufficient experience in the management of patients with epilepsy has been gained so far in the world, based on which the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), updated classification, adopted the basic definition of efficiency, remission, resistance, evidence of research on the effectiveness of AED therapy, and introduced the concept of "resolved" epilepsy. In this article, a group of Russian experts suggest recommendations on the main steps in the choice of therapy in epilepsy.