Neurobehavioral researchers have long decried the neglect of the neuropsychiatric
consequences of stroke in favor of the classical emphasis on motor and speech deficits.
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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 their significant other.
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Publication history
Published online: December 11, 2017
Accepted:
December 5,
2017
Received:
December 3,
2017
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- Baseline Vascular Cognitive Impairment Predicts the Course of Apathetic Symptoms After Stroke: The CASPER StudyThe American Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryVol. 26Issue 3
- PreviewApathy and depression are frequent neuropsychiatric symptoms after stroke, with prevalences ranging from 28% to 40%,1,2 and both are associated with poor quality of life3,4 and long-term prognosis.5 Cross-sectional studies have indicated that vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is associated with poststroke depression (PSD),6 and according to longitudinal studies VCI also predicts long-term depressive symptoms.7–10 VCI is frequent after stroke, ranging from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, and is highly age-related, with an overall prevalence of 22% up to 15 years after stroke.
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