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Burden faced by caregivers of stroke patients who attend rural-based medical teaching hospital in western India
Conclusions: A structured and targeted caregiver intervention is urgently needed to relieve caregivers' burden and related psychological comorbidities in an Indian setup.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - January 20, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Bhavin Mandowara Alpa N Patel Amee A Amin Ajay Phatak Soaham Desai Source Type: research

Diagnosis of Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection May Be Associated with Increased Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Background: Receiving information that one has a dissected cervical artery, which can cause a stroke at any time, is obviously traumatic, but details about the psychiatric and psychosocial sequelae are not known. We investigated the prevalence of and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection (CD) and the impact of PTSD on their psychosocial functioning.Methods: Patients admitted because of CD between 2006 and 2010 were retrospectively examined using a diagnostic PTSD measure (Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale). Patients between 2011 and 2012 were examined pro...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 12, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Verena Speck, Adam Noble, Rainer Kollmar, Thomas Schenk Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research