APPLICATION OF PULSE INFRARED LOW-LEVEL LASER RADIATION IN COMPLEX TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH POST-STROKE COGNITIVE DISORDERS

Abstract

The results of treatment of 60 patients with a verified diagnosis of ischemic stroke, acute period, with a motor deficit in the form of hemiparesis, with cognitive impairment, are presented; patients were distributed by random sampling into two groups: group 1 (30 people), the standard treatment was supplemented with a course of laser therapy, group 2 (30 people) received only the standard course of treatment. In patients, the effect of low-intensity laser radiation on the cognitive functions, short-term memory, attention, and mental abilities was studied. Efficiency was assessed using the MMSE scale, the Number Memory, Visual Memory Tests, and the method of finding numbers on Schulte Tables. It was found that the inclusion of low-level infrared laser radiation in a standard medical complex reduces the level of cognitive impairment by 2.3 times, increasing short-term memory by 1.6 times, attention by 2.2 times (p < 0.05). In the comparison group, the dynamics of these indicators is significantly lower. The inclusion of pulsed infrared low level laser therapy (LLLT) in the complex rehabilitation of patients with ACVA is a necessary link in neurorehabilitation measures as a method for compensating the impaired brain functions.