METHOD OF TREATING RUMINATION SYNDROME IN INFANTS Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61N1/20 A61B5/02 A61K33/00 A61K33/06 A61P1/04 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely paediatrics and may be used for treating rumination syndrome in infants. For this purpose, the state of the infant's vegetative nervous system is assessed by cardiointervalography. It is followed by electrophoresis on the area of the cervical sympathetic ganglia by Steam 1 galvaniser apparatus at current density 0.01-0.03 mA/cm². The electrophoresis procedure is performed in the infant lying on his/her back with a head lifted at 45°-60° in a fixed position from 13 to 14 o'clock 1 hour prior to the feeding. The length of the procedure is 8 minutes; the therapeutic course makes 8 daily sessions. If observing sympathicotonia, a cathode is placed on the both side surfaces of the infant's neck, an anode is placed on the posterior surface of the neck. In this case, 5% sodium bromide is introduced from the cathode. If observing vagotonia, the anode is placed on the both side surfaces of the infant's neck, and the cathode - on the posterior surface of the neck. In this case, 5% calcium chloride is introduced from the anode.

EFFECT: method provides the higher clinical effectiveness, reduced length of treatment, and faster rumination syndrome relief, reduction of complications, improved protective and adaptive body responses by correcting imbalances in the state of the vegetative nervous system depending on the characteristics of the patient's vegetative status.

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