METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE STATE OF SUPRASEGMENTAL STRUCTURES OF AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN CHILDREN Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61B5/484 

FIELD: medicine, pediatrics.

SUBSTANCE: it is necessary to apply electrodes upon a palm, supply stimulating sound or visual stimuli to register an evoked skin autonomic potential (ESAP). According to the type obtained ESAP should be referred to either the first or the second type followed by detecting the values of amplitude, the duration of latent period and that of every ESAP-phase. Then comes the diagnostics for the presence or absence of deviations due to comparing the obtained ESAP values against corresponding values in a healthy child. Moreover, one should additionally isolate the third type of ESAP in which immediately after latent period one may observe at first ascending and then - descending parts of the second phase finished with the third phase in the form of a trace wave. While comparing ESAP values it is useful to apply quantitative ratios distributed according to age groups: children aged 3-6, 7-11 and 12-15. The innovation widens the number of diagnostic means for predicting the state of autonomic nervous system structures.

EFFECT: higher accuracy and efficiency of diagnostics.

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