title: [Treatment of cognitive and psychoemotional disorders in poststroke patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of the drug sermion (nicergoline) in poststroke patients with cognitive and psychoemotional disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 880 patients, including 440 patients with depression and 440 with cognitive impairment, mean age of patients was 69,6 years. The restoration of cognitive functions was followed up using MMSE scales, psychoemotional condition was assessed with the Beck Depression Questionnaire and the Wakefield Depression Scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The efficacy of sermion has been demonstrated. Application of this drug in the rehabilitation of stroke patients significantly contributes to the improvement of cognitive functions and normalization of mental and emotional state of patients.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Kovalchuk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003071:Cognition; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009530:Nicergoline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation
chemical_list: D018697:Nootropic Agents; D009530:Nicergoline