1. Influence of premorbid psychopathology and lesion location on affective and behavioral disorders after ischemic stroke.
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Castellanos-Pinedo F, Hernández-Pérez JM, Zurdo M, Rodríguez-Fúnez B, Hernández-Bayo JM, García-Fernández C, Cueli-Rincón B, and Castro-Posada JA
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Statistics as Topic, Time Factors, Behavioral Symptoms etiology, Behavioral Symptoms pathology, Mental Disorders etiology, Stroke complications
- Abstract
Early recognition of psychopathological symptoms (PSs) after stroke is important because they greatly influence the recovery of patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive factors of PSs occurring in patients with ischemic stroke. Eighty-nine patients were prospectively evaluated upon admission and 4, 12, and 26 weeks later with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Hamilton's Rating Scales for Depression and Anxiety, and a battery of neuropsychological and functional scales. Depression and apathy were the most frequent PSs detected after stroke. Premorbid psychopathologies and right-hemisphere location were the main predictive indicators of early and long-term PSs.
- Published
- 2011
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