Baseline Vascular Cognitive Impairment Predicts the Course of Apathetic Symptoms after Stroke: the CASPER Study

• Studies have shown associations between global VCI and affective symptoms. In addition, we studied the influence of domain-specific VCI on post-stroke depression and apathy.• VCI in at least one cognitive domain is associated with increasing apathy levels from 3 to 15 months post-stroke.• VC I in multiple cognitive domains is associated with higher levels of apathy in the chronic stroke phase compared with VCI in a single domain.• Health professionals should be aware that symptoms of apathy might be absent early after stroke, but evolve over time in patients with VCI.
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: research