Lacunar Infarcts, Depression, and Anxiety Symptoms One Year after Stroke

Mood disorders are frequent after stroke and are associated with poorer quality of life. Previous studies have reported conflicting results as to stroke subtype in the incidence of poststroke mood disorders. We explored the relationship between subcortical ischemic stroke subtype (lacunar) and presence of such symptoms at 1 year after stroke.

http://www.strokejournal.org/article/S1052-3057(15)00685-0/abstract?rss=yes

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 14, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Francesco Arba, Myzoon Ali, Terence J. Quinn, Graeme J. Hankey, Kennedy R. Lees, Domenico Inzitari, VISTA Collaboration Source Type: research