PSEUDOSTROKE CONDITIONS IN ELDERLY PATIEN TS

Clinical characteristics of pseudostroke conditions in connection with the nature of somatic pathology, responsible for those conditions, we re investigated in 52 patients. According to the character of somatic pathology all the elder patients were divided into 4 groups: myocardia l infarction and progressive heart insufficiency, acute lung and heart insufficiency, inflammatory kidney,disorders with signs of renal insu fficiency, different intoxications. According to the results of macros copic brain investigation, there were post-ischaemic cysts. Pathogenet ic aspects of post-stroke conditions are discussed.