Clinical Analysis of Post-stroke Depression
- VernacularTitle:脑卒中后抑郁症临床分析
- Author:
Fengju ZHANG
;
Hongyan LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
post-stroke depression, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2007;13(2):139-140
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the incidence and relative factors of post-stroke depression (PSD).Methods128 patients with acute stroke were evaluated and investigated by Hamilton Depression Rating Scales (HAMD) and Neurologic Deficit Scale (NDS).ResultsThe incidence rate of PSD was 39.0%. PSD had positively relations to degrees of neurologic deficits and the location of focus, and not relation to sex.ConclusionPSD is the common complication of stroke and positively related to degrees of neurological deficits and the location of focus.