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ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSCRANIAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE

T. N. Sarycheva

Кафедра неврологии, нейрохирургии с курсом медицинской генетики ВолгГМУ

Abstract

The study involved 70 patients with Parkinson’s disease. The diagnosis «Parkinson’s disease» was confirmed in accordance with the diagnostic criteria of UK Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Bank (Gibb, Lees 1988). The study included patients of the mean age of (63,12 + 6,92) diagnosed with PD (6,2 ± 2,8) years ago. Scores on the Hoehn and Yahr scale varied from 1 to 3. Complex therapy approach proved efficient in treating non-motor symptoms such as fatigue, vegetative malfunctions, and anxiety; and overall quality of life of the PD patients improved.

Keywords

Parkinson disease, non-motor malfunctions, transcranial electrical stimulation of endorphin structures of brain.

Contacts

Сарычева Татьяна Николаевна — аспирант кафедры неврологии ВолгГМУ, e-mail: saracheva_tanya@mail.ru