METHOD FOR TREATING THE CASES OF CEREBRAL COMA Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves applying remote action of continuous laser radiation in red bandwidth to four areas of patient body surface, each of them having area equal to 20-80 cm². Exposure of cervical, superior thoracic, middle thoracic, inferior thoracic, superior lumbar and lumbosacral segment of the vertebral column and palmary surface of both feet is alternated every other day. Laser radiation beam of 1.5-3 mm diameter and 5-10 mW power scans during 30 s to 3 min each surface drawing Lissajous figure trajectories. Treatment course is 5-10 procedures long under electroencephalogram control. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment.