The medicine "Gliatilin" is included in the group of nootropics. The active substance is choline alfoscerate. 511 rubles - such is the price of Gliatilin. Tablets are not manufactured by pharmacological companies. The medication is available in capsule form and in the form of an injection solution.
Mechanism of action
The drug is a central cholinostimulator. It contains 40.5% choline with metabolic protection. This ensures the release of choline in the area of the brain. The tool improves blood flow, enhances metabolic reactions in the central nervous system, and activates the
reticular formation. The drug "Gliatilin", the indications for the use of which we are considering, increases the linear velocity of blood flow in
the affected area. Thanks to the activity of the medication, normalization of temporal spatial characteristics is observed during spontaneous bioelectric brain activity. The medicine contributes to the regression of neurological focal symptoms, accelerates recovery of consciousness. After taking the drug, a positive effect on the behavioral and cognitive processes in patients suffering from vascular pathologies (residual effects of
cerebrovascular disorders,
discirculatory encephalopathy) is observed
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Means "Gliatilin", the indications for use of which will be described in detail below, have a corrective and preventive effect on pathogenetic factors in case of involutional psycho-organic syndrome. The medication is able to change the phospholipid composition of the membranes of neurons and reduce cholinergic activity. When taking the medication, stimulation of dose-dependent release of acetylcholine is provided. The medication, taking part in the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine (membrane phospholipid), helps to improve synaptic transmission, plasticity of the walls of neurons, and receptor functions. The tool does not affect the reproductive cycle, does not have a mutagenic and teratogenic effects.
Medication "Gliatilin": indications for use
The appointment of a medication should be carried out by a doctor. What pathologies do Gliatilin recommend? Indications for the use of the medication are as follows: senile pseudomelancholy, Goettington's chorea, Alzheimer's disease. A medication is prescribed for head injury in patients with predominantly stem damage (in the acute period), dementia, and discirculatory encephalopathy. Recommended therapy for ischemic stroke in the late or early recovery period.
Side effect. Contraindications
As practice shows, patients tolerate treatment satisfactorily. The medication practically does not cause side effects. In rare cases, nausea or an allergic reaction may occur. With the development of complications, dose adjustment or drug withdrawal may be required. A medicine is not prescribed for individual intolerance, in the prenatal period. The recommended drug is not recommended for lactating women.
Dosage regimen
When prescribing the drug "Gliatilin", indications for use, severity of the condition and tolerance are the main criteria for constructing a regimen. With discirculatory encephalopathy, the drug is recommended to be taken orally, three times a day, at 0.4 g. The duration of therapy is up to six months. In acute conditions, the drug is administered intravenously (slowly) or intramuscularly. The dosage in this case is 1 g. The duration of therapy is 15-20 days after a head injury, and then - 0.4 g in the afternoon and 0.8 g in the morning for six months.