OZONE THERAPY IN DEMENTIAL SYNDROME IN THE ELDERLY.

M. Casas, B. Conde, M. Ornia, F. Ramos. Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial Hospital Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of ozone therapy in demential syndrome, in the elderly, during two years. Clinical, neurophysiological and psicological evaluations, before and after ozone therapy, were performed and an evaluation criterion was defined. 30 patients were studied, 60 % represented the male sex and 40 % the female sex (70 % between 60 and 79 years old). According to the ethiology, Alzheimer dementia, multiinfarction dementia and vascular epilepsy were present. Improvement in 21 patients (70 %) was achieved, 7 patients (23 %) remained the same and 2 patients (7 %) got worse. It is recommended the generalization of this therapeutic protocol.