Open AccessTherapy with valproate preparations in disabled epilepsy patients in the Republic of Komi
Author(s) -
Г. О. Пенина,
Пенина Г. О,
G. M. Ponomareva,
Пономарева Галина Михайловна
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
mediko-socialʹnaâ èkspertisa i reabilitaciâ/mediko-socialʹnaâ èkspertiza i reabilitaciâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-2092
pISSN - 1560-9537
DOI - 10.18821/1560-9537-2016-19-3-186-190
Subject(s) - valproic acid , epilepsy , medicine , disease , pediatrics , psychiatry
Epilepsy is the widespread and hard to cure disease. The medico-social importance of the problem is caused by the fact that among patients with epilepsy there is a considerable share of able-bodied age persons, most part of whom fail to receive the adequate treatment. The aim of the work is an assessment of demographic indices in epilepsy patients, being on therapy by preparations of valproic acid and having the group of disability in the Komi Republic. By the method of continuous research there were studied data over the period from 2006 for 2009 in patients from the Komi Republic, being on monotherapy by preparations of valproic acid and polytherapy where one ofpreparations was valproic acid. Out of872 patients disability was established in 36% of cases. Most ofpatients were on monotherapy by preparations of valproic acid. In disabled patients, the symptomatic type of epilepsy was mainly observed and generalized toniko-clonic attacks occurred more often than others.