A patient with pain at a reception at the neurologist
O.V. Kotova

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Prevalence of diseases associated with pain and requiring anesthetic medications usage (in particular, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is growing up in the world. Most common diseases are rheumatic, inflammatory and degenerative diseases of locomotor system, headache. Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue takes the 3rd place in morbidity structure in Russian Federation after cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. A patient with headache can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Such patients should undergo (in addition to anamnesis analysis, neurological and neuro-orthopedic examinations) additional examinations based on presence of comorbidity (fever, focal neurological signs, etc.) - complete blood count, urine tests, skull or cervical spine X-rays, brain CT or MRT. Whatever the nature of low back pain or headache, it requires prompt and effective pain relief. Nimesulide predominantly inhibits COX-2. The paper presents efficacy and safety data of nimesulide (Naiz).

Keywords: low back pain, headache, NSAIDs, nimesulide, efficacy, safety

For citation: Kotova O.V. A patient with pain at a reception at the neurologist // RMJ. 2016. № 13. P. 830–833.