Early depressive symptoms after stroke: neuropsychological correlates and lesion characteristics
Journal of the Neurological SciencesPublished 15 December 2004Open access
G.M.S. Nys, M.J.E. van Zandvoort, H. Bart van der Worp, Edward H.F. de Haan, Paul L.M. de Kort, L. Jaap Kappelle
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Moderate or severe symptoms of depression in the early stage poststroke are associated with a specific pattern of cognitive impairment, lesion size, and functional status, suggesting that depressive symptoms early after stroke are, at least in part, a reactive phenomenon secondary to severe cognitive and functional deficits.
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Moderate or severe symptoms of depression in the early stage poststroke are associated with a specific pattern of cognitive impairment, lesion size, and functional status. We suggest that depressive symptoms early after stroke are, at least in part, a reactive phenomenon secondary to severe cognitive and functional deficits.
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