Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment, Depression and Apathy: Untangling the Relationship

Neurobehavioral researchers have long decried the neglect of the neuropsychiatric consequences of stroke in favor of the classical emphasis on motor and speech deficits [1]. In the last three decades, the situation has steadily changed, with increasing emphasis on post-stroke cognitive impairment [2] and depression [3]. Much less attention has been paid to apathy, which occurs about as frequently as cognitive impairment and depression after stroke [4], and has a major impact on both the patient and significant others [5].

Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 11, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Perminder S. Sachdev Tags: Invited Perspective Source Type: research