The dynamics of functioning level in the process of Tiapride therapy of confusional states in cases of cerebro-organic pathology in old age
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Kruglov LS, Belencova TM, Belencova VS, et al. [The dynamics of functioning level in the process of Tiapride therapy of confusional states in cases of cerebro-organic pathology in old age]. Rossiiskii psikhiatricheskii zhurnal [Russian Journal of Psychiatry]. 2014;(2):80-84. Russian
Psychical confusion complicates the process of care and treatment of elder patients, especially those suffering from dementia and often becomes a reason for their hospitalization in a psychiatric dispensary as well. Though this problem has been subjected to study for several decades, questions of effective therapy of the states alike still remain undeveloped enough. For all this, data concerning the influence of treatment with up-to-date antipsychotics on patients, functioning suffering from these disorders are not in fact available. The present article refers to the analysis of results of Tiapride usage as an up-to-date neuroleptic in brain organic diseases of elders with phenomena of acute psychical confusion. 69 patients suffering from a.m. disorders were studied Results of treatment in 3 subgroups were compared: in one of which Haloperidol was applied in small doses, in another – Tiapride and in the third – a neurometabolic, vitaminic and vasoactive therapy was mainly applied. Results obtained showed that the usage of psychotropics in states of acute confusion as a rule appears to be inevitable, Tiapride therapy being effective enough and more safe than the treatment with a standard neuroleptic Haloperidol. Tiapride usage turns out to be more expedient in connection with raisingm the level of patients, functioning as well.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24411/1560-957X-2014-1%25x
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