Lukach Oksana Ivanivna

Education:

• Bogomolets National Medical University

Areas of professional development:

• neurologist of the highest category;
• candidate of Medical Science (Research Degree);
• thematic advanced training course;
• participation in neurological conferences and symposia;
• articles in “Neurology and Psychiatry” and other journals;
• sharing of experience with foreign colleagues;
• reading of scientific articles on the Internet.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• treatment of ischemic strokes and traumatic brain injuries;
• conservative and rehabilitation treatment of post-infectious and post-intoxication central nervous system injuries, treatment of spinal diseases;
• treatment of autonomic nervous system dysfunctions of different origin (vascular disorders, neural infections and others), as well as dysfunctions caused by body growth of (pre-climax and climax periods);
• panic attacks, vegetative crises;
• modern methods for diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases of central nervous system: cerebrovascular diseases, autonomic dysfunction syndromes, headaches of various origin, neurosis, anxiety disorders, migraines, peripheral nervous system diseases (e.g. complicated osteochondrosis, polyneuropathy)
• ultrasound of neck and head blood vessels, electroencephalography;
• management of patients in the hospital, attendance in clinic, domiciliary examination.
• ‘Most of patients come to me as to a psychologist. I need to listen and understand. After all, people come to me both for treatment and advice.’
• ‘I have mostly young patients. They seek medical attention due to sleep disorders, unmotivated outburst of petulance, aggression and anxiety.’
• ‘Most often I deal with psychosomatic disorders. Nowadays, amount of patients looking for medical help increased much. The main reasons are stress, level and pace of life. To avoid such diseases, I advise to modify your lifestyle – normalize your time, relax and get enough sleep.’
• ‘Patient’s trust is the main thing in my work – if so, he will tell everything and it will be easier to treat him and ascertain the cause of his disease.’

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• psychology;
• neurology.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• ‘I love skiing – that distracts me from work.’