[Hypertensive angioencephalopathies].

The results of clinical and physiological study of 2000 patients, aged 20-60 years, suffering from hypertensive encephalopathy with differential evaluation of varying cerebrovascular pathology types (according to RAMS Neurology Institute classification) and stages of their development were summarized. The complex of methods used comprised psychological personality questionnaires, neuropsychological methods, computed tomography, rheoencephalography, ultrasonic diagnosis, etc. The data was computer processed. The main diagnostic and prognostic criteria for chronic hypertensive angioencephalopathies on early stages of arterial hypertension and the principles of their prevention are outlined.