The nature of fatigue in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Patients diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) typically describe symptoms of fatigue. Despite this frequency, the underlying mechanisms of fatigue are poorly understood, and are likely multifactorial. To help clarify mechanisms, the present systematic review was undertaken to determine the risk factors related to fatigue in ALS.

[Approaches to medical rehabilitation of patients with post-stroke hemianopsia].

Visual impairment is reported in about a third of stroke patients. It significantly reduces patients' quality of life and leads to maladjustment in everyday life and disability. There are three main areas of medical rehabilitation for patients with visual impairments after a stroke: restoration of visual fields (restorative therapy), modification of behavior to compensate for lost visual function (training of compensatory capabilities), and replacement of a visual defect using devices or external modifications (replacement therapy).

[Oculomotor disorders in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis].

Oculomotor disorders are not typical manifestations of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Occasionally, this disease is associated with vertical gaze paresis, presenting a distinct type as «ALS+progressive supranuclear palsy». Studies using eye-tracking methods have revealed a variety of subclinical oculomotor disorders in this disease.

[Asthenia in the acute period of ischemic stroke].

Objective: To analyze the clinical and pathogenetic correlates of post-stroke asthenia (PSA) subtypes.

Material And Methods: The study included 103 patients with ischemic stroke. PSA was assessed using the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 (MFI-20).

[The impact of the impairment of social cognitive functions in acute stage of stroke on its functional outcomes].

Objective: To analyze the influence of the impairment of social cognitive functions (SCF) in acute phase of ischemic stroke (IS) on its functional outcomes in 6 months.

Material And Methods: One hundred patients with IS were included in the study. The assessment of social-demographic, clinical characteristics and SCF (theory of mind (ToM), affective empathy, social empathy) of the patients on the day 10 after stroke was conducted.