The neurobehavioural consequences of stroke

Depending on the severity and the location within the brain of the stroke pathology,⁴ the damage caused by a stroke can lead to severe neurobehavioural consequences, including neuropsychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety, apathy, and fatigue), delirium, and cognitive impairment and dementia.^1-3 These neurobehavioural consequences can have a considerable impact on the quality of life of the patient.^1-3

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2.Shi Q, Presutti R, Selchen D, Saposnik G. Delirium in acute stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Stroke 2012; 43 (3): 645–649.

3.Douiri A, Rudd AG, Wolfe CD. Prevalence of poststroke cognitive impairment: South London stroke register 1995–2010. Stroke 2013; 44 (1): 138–145.

4.Campbell BCV, De Silva DA, Macleod MR, et al. Ischaemic stroke. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019; 5 (1): 70.