IRMS - Nicolae Testemitanu SUMPh: Recent submissions

  • Refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus – etiological predictors 
    Munteanu, Cristina; Chiosa, Vitalie; Groppa, Stanislav (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Status epilepticus (SE) is a medical emergency, associated with multiple complications, which can progress to refractory and super-refractory SE, the prevalence and clinical evaluation of which have received ...
  • The impact of psycho-social factors on the adverse effects of antipsychotics in paranoid schizophrenia 
    Mironov, Olga (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental disorder that affects the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The disease can manifest itself through a combination of various symptoms: hallucinations, illusions, ...
  • Direct cortical stimulation in the ablation of glial cerebral tumors in the motor areas 
    Maxian, Viorel (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. The genesis of tumors is unknown in our days. Surgery represents the effective treatment in this disorder. According to many surgeries on brain tumors in the motor areas, postoperatively a motor deficit rate ...
  • Neuromodulatory approach in paroxysmal neurological disorders 
    Leahu, Pavel (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Nowadays, modern neuromodulatory approach offers a vast range of devices and techniques in the treatment of neurological patients suffering from paroxysmal disorders such as epilepsy and migraine. Among ...
  • Particularities clinical-evolutive in the dementias of different genesis. Differential diagnostic criteria 
    Jelaga, Dorin (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive impairment, associated with a broad spectrum of psychological and behavioral symptoms. The beginning, the evolution, duration of ...
  • Risk factors for unfavorable prognosis in pacients with acute stroke 
    Harghel, Inga; Ciobanu, Gheorghe (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Acute stroke is ranked as the second leading cause of death in the Republic of Moldova. 13% of patients are of working age and a third of them are socially active people. The incidence of stroke is 2,5-3,0 ...
  • Can the symptoms associated with migraine provide information on brain structures triggering the migraine attacks? 
    Guzun, Cornelia (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. The structures that trigger the migraine attack have been enigmatic for decades. The concepts contending that a migraine attack begins in the brainstem have been described by Burstein et al. (2012) and others ...
  • Bipolar affective disorder. Clinical and diagnostic particularities 
    Gujva, Cristina; Schidan, Maria; Doga, Irlana; Maxian, Irina; Coleva, Ecaterina (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Bipolar affective disorder is a dramatic form of manifestations of affective disorder. The disease is characterized by manic / hypomanic and depressive episodes at the same patient in 20-25% of cases. In 75% ...
  • Chronic insomnia associated with abuse of new psychoactive substances 
    Grosu, Stanislav; Aftene, Vadim (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Chronic insomnia is a common disease in the general population and in people with drug addiction and abuse. Mental disorders as a result of the abuse of new psychoactive substances (designer drugs) are directly ...
  • Immunomodulation after ischemic stroke. Mechanisms and therapeutic implications 
    Glavan, Danu; Gasnaș, Alexandru; Groppa, Stanislav (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Inflammation of brain tissue after ischemic stroke leads to local and systemic effects. Suppression of immunity by the nervous system would result in the protection of nerve tissue from subsequent inflammatory ...
  • Auricular acupuncture and the neurochemical indexes of convulsive activity 
    Gîlea, Angela; Lacusta, Victor; Cereș, Victoria; Șincarenco, Irina (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Auricular acupuncture (AA) is applied in the complex treatment of convulsive syndrome. Currently there are multiple hypotheses that propose the involvement of neurochemical cerebral mechanisms in the ...
  • Alteration of the peripheral nervous system in malignant lymphomas: clinical and neurophysiological aspects 
    Gherghelegiu, Evelina; Gavriliuc, Mihail; Corcimaru, Ion; Lisnic, Vitalie; Buruiană, Sanda (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Malignant lymphomas account for 3-4% of all cancers. Peripheral nerve damage occur prior to the clinical experssion of lymphoma or develop over time. Electrophisiological evaluation is mandatory in any any ...
  • White matter hyper-intensity patters in patients with amyloid angiopathy and cerebellum involvement 
    Gavriliuc, Pavel; Gavriliuc, Mihail; Leker, Ronen (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Pathological changes in the cerebral white matter can be determined both in small vessel disease and in cerebral amyloid angiopathy. The pattern of involvement may be different depending on the etiology and ...
  • Spin turns in advanced Parkinson's disease: a new clinical gait sign? 
    Gavriliuc, Olga; Andrușca, Alexandru; Gavriliuc, Mihail (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Two strategies are known for turning while walking: step turns (the direction change is performed with 3 steps or more) and spin turns (turning on one/both feet simultaneously). Overall turning strategies ...
  • Adolescent and alcohol – is this a problem? 
    Garaz, Grigore (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. The use of alcohol and drug is increasing among young people. Rubington and Weinberg define a social problem as "... the situation is incompatible with the standards of a significant number of people…". Alcohol ...
  • Normal pressure hydrocephalus, literature review 
    Fala, Paula; Andronachi, Victor; Gavriliuc, Pavel; Andrușca, Alexandru; Gavriliuc, Olga (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a potentially reversible disease, characterized by ventriculomegaly, gait disorders, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence. The prevalence of idiopathic ...
  • Stigmatization of people with depression in students 
    Eșanu, Andrei (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. More than 350 million people suffer from depression. Stigmatization of people with depression is an important barrier in seeing a specialist and in compliance with treatment. Over 50% of people with depression ...
  • Stroke risk factors in young adults in the population of the Republic of Moldova 
    Efremova, Daniela; Groppa, Stanislav (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Stroke in young adults accounts for approximately 15% of all stroke cases. Causes of stroke in young adults are often rare or remain undetermined, however, traditional cardiovascular risk factors should not ...
  • Cognitive - behavioral aspects in women with epilepsy 
    Duca, Victoria; Gavriliuc, Mihail (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Women with epilepsy are particularly susceptible to anxiety,depression and to the development of intellectual disability.It is necessary to know if there is a certain connection between the variations of ...
  • Clinical and neuropsychological profile of patients with transient epileptic amnesia. Clinical case presentation 
    Dragan, Diana; Doțen, Natalia (Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie "Nicolae Testemiţanu" din Republica Moldova, 2020)
    Background. Recent studies have shown that transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) is a rare clinical manifestation of temporal lobe epilepsy and can be easily interpreted as episodes of global transient amnesia or psychogenic ...