Neo-Natal Intensive Care Department, Russian Researh Center of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, (Russian Medical Academy of Sciences)
We studied the influence of a 40% glucose solution given internally and distilled water applied externally after both had been exposed in a pyramid. The patients were new-born babies with serious pathologies. An objective assessment was provided by an analysis of the Immediate State Index, which reflects the state of the patient's sympatho-adrenal system.