[The use of mexidol in psychiatric practice].

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  • 1 January 2006
    • journal article
    • research article
Abstract
Mexidol has been used in combination with basic therapy in 65 patients with mental disorders of organic genesis. The patients were treated during 56 days in accordance with a special scheme including the drug intake and intramuscular and intravenous injections. Mexidol exerted a positive effect on affective sphere, normalized the sleep-wake cycle, promoted rehabilitation of cognitive function thus improving the global clinical state of patients. Marked and significant improvement was found in 40,0% and 33,8% of cases, respectively. No severe side-effects were noticed.