TREATMENT OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AFTER STROKE

The paper presents case report of mild cognitive impairment developed after lacunar infarct of thalamus due to arterial hypertension. Differential diagnosis of post-stroke cognitive impairment and clinical features of cerebral vascular and neurodegenerative diseases with intellectual disturbances is discussed. The paper shows approaches to management of patients with arterial hypertension and discusses common mistakes of it. New data about clinical efficacy of actovegin in post-stroke cognitive impairment get in ARTEMIDA study is also presented.