METHOD OF TREATING VEGETATIVE STATE Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61N1/20 A61K31/7036 A61P25/00 A61M31/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to neurosurgery, resuscitation and neurology, and may be used for treating the permanent unconscious vegetative state. That is ensured by intratympanic streptomycin treatment with underlying common drug therapy of the state. The completion of the above is followed by the electric transcranial exposure on the brain. For the intratympanic treatment, streptomycin 1 g is dissolved in physiologic saline 1 ml. The preparation is introduced once a day from one side, and on the other day from the opposite side. The therapeutic course is 5-10 days. The electric transcranial exposure is presented by transcranial DC micropolarisation of intensity 200-400 mcA for 30-40 minutes daily for 16-24 days. The exposure is performed through 3-4 electrodes places on the areas of temporo-caudal projections and posterior associated cortical areas from both sides. For the first 6 days, such exposure covers the temporo-caudal projections, while on the other days the posterior associated cortical area projections are exposed. If required, the above therapeutic courses are repeated not earlier than in 3 months until the clear consciousness is reached.

EFFECT: method provides an immediate and convincing clinical effect without brain invasiveness, an ability to recover the clear consciousness in these patients, as well as a significant reduction of the pathologically increased muscle tone and as a result, achieved satisfactory level of the patient's self-service.

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