[Criteria of the unfavorable course of meningoencephalitis of rhinogenic origin]

Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2000;100(8):49-50.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The paper presents the data on 318 patients who visited "Diagnostics" Medical Centre. Among the patients there were 195 women (61%) and 123 men (39%) aged 9-71 years. Somatizated mental pathology was diagnosed in 306 cases. A cohort of the patients examined reflected quite adequately both the frequency and the types of mental pathology, exactly: neurotic, personal, psychotic and organic (somatic). But these patients did not received necessary psychiatric aid. Clinical, cultural and social-psychological causes of this situation are considered. Among such causes there is deterioration of both dispensary and ambulatory-polyclinic psychiatric service.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / complications*
  • Abscess / diagnosis
  • Abscess / drug therapy*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / complications
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / prevention & control
  • Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / etiology
  • Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningoencephalitis / drug therapy*
  • Meningoencephalitis / etiology*
  • Meningoencephalitis / mortality
  • Nose Diseases / complications*
  • Nose Diseases / diagnosis
  • Nose Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents