Modern principles of allergic rhinitis therapy in childrenAllergic diseases, the prevalence rate of which continues to grow, constitute a global issue for the world healthcare. Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disease widespread among the children and adolescents, causing extensive socio-economic load as well as negative influence on the quality of life of both the patients and the members of their families [1−5]. Moreover, according to the results of the epidemiological studies, 10-40% of AR patients also suffer from bronchial asthma (BA). At the same time, almost 100% of BA patients, at least among the children, complain of AR manifestations. Constant sneezing, itching, rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, cough and snoring, sleep disorders and fatigue negatively influence physical and psychological condition and social wellbeing, causing downslide in school performance [6]. Despite the presence of excruciating symptoms, the proven interconnection with and the influence on bronchial asthma, the issue of AR is often paid very little attention to, sometimes no more than a usual cold [5]. As a result, most of the pediatric patients either do not receive any adequate therapy they require, or are treated sporadically, taking palliative medications, falling out of modern treatment regimens. One of the reasons of this situation, which is not exclusively typical for our country, is the absence of guidelines on allergic rhinitis in children and its differences from the rhinitis in adults. The acute problem of choosing the correct treatment aiming at controlling the AR
ВВЕДЕНИЕ Эффективность аллергенспецифической иммунотера-пии (АСИТ) хорошо изучена и доказана при бронхиальной астме и поллинозе [1][2][3]. Известно, что при проведе-нии АСИТ происходит угнетение признаков аллерги-ческого воспаления, что свидетельствует о перестрой-ке характера клеточного и цитокинового ответа [1][2][3]. Аллергические заболевания занимают одно из ведущих мест в патологии детского возраста. По данным экспер-тов Всемирной организации здравоохранения, около 15% детского населения планеты имеют те или иные проявления аллергии, и тенденция к росту заболеваемо-
This article represents the results of a research on cognitive functions, the dynamics of their age and gender differences revealed by the KPFK-99 "Psychomat", a psycho-physiological computer complex, in healthy schoolchildren of various age groups. The study included 241 children aged 8 to 17 years (52% girls and 49% boys). The average age of the students observed was 11.8 years. Cognitive activity norms were calculated for healthy schoolchildren with an amplitude of one year, which makes it possible to evaluate its objective quantity. The impossibility of combining children into one-age group teams (such as a junior, middle and senior school age), according to the standards of cognitive functions, was proved. A model of cognitive functions assessment using the parameters of the computer psycho-physiological complex was developed. An even increase in performance as children grew older was also proved, thus indicating smooth improvement of a child's cognitive functions throughout the school-age. The absence of significant gender differences in cognitive performance of sameaged children (as used in the methodologies) indicates the possibility of co-education of boys and girls in a school.
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