[Affective-respiratory attacks ( clinical aspects, pathogenesis and rehabilitation)]

Altogether 700 patients suffering from epilepsy were examined. Of these, 49 patients (7%) were with a history of affective respiratory attacks (ARA) and constituted a catamnestic group. The control group included 110 patients with ARA. The clinical varieties of ARA, associated ARA and epilepsy and ARA differences as dependent on the sex are described. ARA outcomes are demonstrated in patients of early school age. Comparison of the catamnestic and control groups in terms of the intensity of perinatal aggravation, neurological and intellectual disorders revealed a significantly higher frequency in the catamnestic group. No material differences were revealed in hereditary aggravation. ARA are regarded as one of the manifestations of paroxysmal responsiveness in childhood with a high risk of the development later on of epilepsy and other psychoneurological diseases.