[Early and late post-stroke pneumonias].

On the basis of observing 200 patients peculiarities of cerebral stroke course complicated by an early (within the first 1 to 3 days) neurotropic and late (within 2 to 6 weeks) hypostatic pneumonias are described. The addition of pneumonia is accompanied by an aggravation of the general cerebral and focal symptoms and decompensation of the brain stem functions. The progress of the cardiopulmonary and focal disturbances frequently leads to the death of the patients, or hampers and slows down their rehabilitation.