The influence of nicergoline on cerebral, systemic and cardiac hemodynamics in patients who have had an ischemic stroke

  • Victor Kuznetsov D. F. Chebotarev Institute of Gerontology, Kyiv, Ukraine
Keywords: ischemic stroke; rehabilitation; nicergoline; hemispheric localization; hemodynamics

Abstract

The Aim of study was analysis of the effect of nicergoline on the cerebral, cardiac, systemic hemodynamics of patients after ischemic stroke, taking into account the hemispheric localization of the ischemic focus. Materials and methods. A comprehensive clinical and neurological examination was carried out in 38 elderly patients (mean age 64.3 ± 2.5 years) who had undergone atherothrombotic ischemic stroke in the carotid system (recovery period). There were 20 patients with left hemispheric stroke and 18 with right hemispheric stroke. All patients had arterial hypertension (AH). These were ACE inhibitors (enalapril 10-20 mg 1 tablet 2 times a day) and hydrochlorothiazide at a dose of 12.5 mg. Patients received nicergoline at a dose of 4 mg IV drip for 10 days. A comprehensive examination was carried out before and after treatment with nicergoline. The Results of the study allowed us to conclude that the course of nicergoline intake in patients after ischemic atherothrombotic stroke improves the subjective state and reduces the severity of neurological disorders, cerebral hemodynamics, increases linear systolic blood flow velocities (LBFVsys) and reduces peripheral resistance in individual extra- and intracranial vessels of the carotid and vertebro-basilar basins. In patients with right and left hemispheric localization of stroke under the influence of nicergoline, LBFVsys increases in the right and left ICA, PCA, and VA. In addition, LBFVsys increases in patients with right hemispheric stroke in the right MBA; in patients with left hemisphere - in two MBA and BA. In ischemic stroke patients, nicergoline affects systemic and cardiac hemodynamics: it reduces the systemic and cardiac hemodynamics, decreases the systemic vascular resistance and increases the ejection fraction, changes the structure of the relationship between systemic and cerebral hemodynamics, forming a positive relationship between blood pressure and hemodynamics in the vessels of the vertebro-basilar basin. Thus, the complex positive effect of nicergoline on various levels of cerebral, systemic and cardiac hemodynamics in ischemic stroke patients gives grounds to recommend the inclusion of this drug in the rehabilitation system of this category of patients.

Author Biography

Victor Kuznetsov, D. F. Chebotarev Institute of Gerontology, Kyiv, Ukraine

DSc (Medicine), Leading Researcher of Department of Vascular Pathology of the Brain, Department of Rehabilitation of Neurological Patients

 

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Published
2021-04-26
How to Cite
Kuznetsov, V. (2021). The influence of nicergoline on cerebral, systemic and cardiac hemodynamics in patients who have had an ischemic stroke. Ageing and Longevity, 2(1), 32-41. Retrieved from http://aging-longevity.org.ua/journal-description/article/view/22
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