On the pharmaceutical market, the drug "Cortexin for children" (infant form of release, 5 mg vials) appeared in 2009. It refers to nootropic drugs and has no age restrictions in the application. The manufacturer is the Russian pharmaceutical company Geropharm.
Pediatricians, pediatric neonatologists and neuropathologists believe that with the advent of cortexin, an effective and safe drug appeared for the treatment in very young children of many diseases of the central nervous system, cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, cerebral palsy. Indications for use may be traumatic brain injury. Quite often (and successfully) this drug is prescribed for delayed speech and psychomotor development. Therefore, cortexin for children in whom neuropathologists find some abnormalities in the development of the nervous system becomes a drug of choice or a medicine that promotes their adaptation. An obvious and undoubted advantage of it is that this medication does not have an exciting effect on the nervous system.
Now the drug is available in two forms of release - in injection bottles of 5 mg and 10 mg and is a yellowish porous mass. The exact dosage and duration of the course of treatment is determined by the doctor, based on the patient's condition and the nature of the disease. When using the drug “Cortexin”, a pediatric doctor (most often a pediatric neuropathologist) prescribes repeated courses, so you need to tune in to a long-term treatment. The course of treatment is 10 days, repeated courses are prescribed after three or six months. Often, the drug is prescribed twice a year, in spring and autumn.
The mechanism of action of the drug is associated with its ability to activate its own peptides of the brain and restore its normal bioelectric activity, as well as its high antioxidant activity, which ensures the stable operation of the entire nervous system.
Indications for use:
• cerebrovascular accident of various etiologies;
• encephalitis;
• epilepsy;
• delayed speech and psychomotor development in children;
• impaired concentration, including those associated with hyperactivity;
• cerebral palsy;
• vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• reduced ability to learn.
A contraindication to the use of the drug in pediatrics is the individual intolerance to the components of the drug "Cortexin for children." The instructions for use contain all the information necessary for patients, which must be familiarized with before using the product. Indications, contraindications, possible side effects of the medication are indicated there. The composition of cortexin is also indicated. It consists of peptides of the cerebral cortex, contains all the amino acids necessary for the normal functioning of the brain. Glycine acts here as an auxiliary component.
Injections of the drug “Cortexin” for children can be very painful, so doctors recommend diluting it in 5 ml of a 0.5% solution of novocaine. But as a solvent for this medication, physiological saline (0.9% sodium chloride solution) and water for injection can also be used, which is especially valuable for an allergic reaction to novocaine.
Cortexin belongs to thermolabile preparations, it should be stored at a temperature of from 2 to 20 ° C.
Cortexin, a drug for children in whom pediatricians find abnormalities in the development of the central nervous system or are diagnosed with cerebral palsy, helps to improve brain function. It helps with speech retention and helps to develop learning abilities. But only a doctor can prescribe or cancel the drug, self-medication is unacceptable here!