title: [The influence of cytoflavin on the recovery of cognitive function in elderly people with alcohol abuse].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess effects and to study an influence of cytoflavin on the changes of cognitive functions in the complex treatment of elderly patients with alcoholism.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective cohort randomized parallel study was carried out in the group of 74 elderly patients with alcoholism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant positive changes (p<0.05) in the clinical/neurological status of patients was observed during the optimized and combined treatment with the inclusion of cytoflavin in the treatment scheme. There was a rapid and marked improvement in the indices of neuropsychological tests compared to the patients of the comparison group.
authors.affiliation: City Polyclinic #91, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Ilyinsky
authors.affiliation: City Polyclinic #91, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Parfenov
authors.affiliation: Dzhanelidze St. Petersburg Research Institute of Emergency Medicine, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Haritonova
authors.affiliation: Northwest Center for Forensic Expertise, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: Yu A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Parfenov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005486:Flavin Mononucleotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007290:Inosine Diphosphate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009536:Niacinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013386:Succinates / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D013386:Succinates; C507879:cytoflavin; D009536:Niacinamide; D005486:Flavin Mononucleotide; D007290:Inosine Diphosphate