Prediction of transient disorders of cerebral blood circulation in patients with cerebral insufficiency

: Transient disorders of cerebral blood circulation (TDCBC) are an actual medical problem due to their high frequency. An aim of the study was to work out prediction methods for these disorders in patients with cerebral insufficiency (CI). One hundred and one CI patients with TDCBC, mean age 55.2 +/- 7.4 years, 54 (53.5%) women, were included in the study. The comparison group comprised 41 patients, mean age 57.9 +/- 5.1 years, 28 (68%) women. Discrimination analysis and committee method were applied for prediction of TDCBC in patients with CI and 42 most significant predictors (neurological status, data of hematological and biochemical blood analyses, coagulograms, rheoencephalography) allowed to build a key rule for evaluating the likelihood of TDCBC development. Thus, the results obtained may be used in clinical practice for prediction of TDCBC in patients with CI.