[A new method of treatment of Korsakoff's (amnestic) psychosis: neurostimulation-correction of the sympathetic nervous system].
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AIM To provide a rationale for a new method of neurostimulation - correction of the sympathetic nervous system based on the evolution of the electrical stimulation of the brain as a component of neurorehabilitation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Authors treated 16 patients with Korsakoff's (amnestic) psychosis using this method. RESULTS Positive results were obtained in all patients. A typical case is described. CONCLUSION The proposed method has a high therapeutic potential.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova
دوره 115 4 Pt 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015