Influence of premorbid psychopathology and lesion location on affective and behavioral disorders after ischemic stroke.

Estudio en pacientes con ictus realizado por el Dr F. Castellanos (Hospital Virgen del Puerto, Plasencia, Cáceres) y el Dr J.M. Hernández (Clínica MENSALUD, Plasencia Cáceres) como autores principales.

Publicado en: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences,2011 VOL. 23, No. 3

Enlace: http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?volume=23&page=340

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.



Dr José María Hernández. Psicólogo Clínico y Sexólogo. Clínica mensalud Plasencia. Cáceres. www.mensalud.es
 www.drjosemariahernandez.es