Afanasieva Alona Andriivna

Work experience: 4 years

Education:

• Bogomolets National Medical University, specialty "Medical Practice";
• Bogomolets Institute of Postgraduate Education, specialty "Neurology";
• Karazin Kharkiv National University, specialty "Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine"

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• member and participant of annual conferences of the European Stroke Organization (ESO), European Academy of Neurology (EAN), International Association for the Study of Headache (IHS), Movement Disorders Society (MDS);
• participant of the School of Young Stroke Specialist.

Scientific activity:

• participation in clinical trials on multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
• speaker at the Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation Advances in Neurology (2024, 2025);
• speaker at the III Annual Conference of the Ukrainian Society of Stroke Medicine (UTIM), (2024).

Areas of professional development:

• continuous improvement of knowledge: regular training, active participation in specialized conferences, taking courses, studying new clinical recommendations and scientific sources, as well as working with a mentor.
• “My approach to treatment is a combination of evidence-based medicine with multidisciplinary cooperation. For effective and comprehensive patient management, I involve specialists from other fields - a cardiologist, psychiatrist, endocrinologist, rehabilitologist. This approach allows you to create a personalized, balanced care plan that takes into account not only symptoms, but also lifestyle, psychological state and individual needs of each person.”

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• primary and secondary prevention of strokes and other cerebrovascular diseases;
• diagnostics and treatment of various types of headaches - migraine, tension headache, cluster and others;
• treatment of back pain of various genesis;
• diagnostics and treatment of vestibular disorders: benign positional vertigo (using repositioning maneuvers), vestibular neuronitis and others;
• treatment of sleep disorders and anxiety states;
• diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the peripheral nervous system: mono- and polyneuropathies of various origins;
• work with patients with inflammatory and autoimmune diseases of the nervous system, in particular demyelinating: selection of disease-modifying therapy and dynamic observation;
• diagnostics and management of patients with cognitive disorders;
• diagnostics and treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• "I am actively involved in neurorehabilitation of patients after stroke and other vascular diseases of the brain and spinal cord. I work on restoring motor functions, speech, memory, and attention using modern rehabilitation approaches and involving a multidisciplinary team. My goal is to help the patient return to a maximally independent, active, and high-quality life."

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• “My ideal free time is a cozy coffee, an interesting book, a good film or sports. I love nature, music, sincere conversations, leisurely evenings with loved ones and walks without a route. I value silence, lively conversation and moments of simple peace most of all.”

Doctor's advice:

• “The brain is the main manager of the body. If it is not in good condition, nothing will work. Take care of your brain as well as your heart: quality sleep, regular physical activity, mental stress, and emotional balance are the keys to a healthy nervous system for many years to come. Don’t put off until later what prevents you from living today: pain, anxiety, fatigue. Modern neurology has the solution!”