The concept of cardiocerebral syndrome in neurological practice
According to a number of authors, 90% of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) at the age of 60-85 years revealed atherosclerotic lesions of the cerebral vessels. In this case, the diagnosis of cerebral atherosclerosis is more often carried out after the development of cerebral vascular catastrophe. The term «cardiocerebral syndrome» (CCS) refers to a complex of disorders of brain functions of varying severity, characterized by the appearance of neurological or cerebral symptoms, which is manifested as a result of acute or chronic hypohemoperfusion of the brain against the background of cardiac diseases. According to a number of studies, cardiocerebral syndrome occurs in 78% of hemorrhagic stroke, in 15-51% of cases of ischemic stroke.