Listen as Professor Gillian Mead discusses the neuropsychiatric symptoms commonly experienced after a stroke. This video includes a comprehensive look at post-stroke depression, anxiety, apathy, and post-stroke fatigue.
These symptoms, affecting a significant portion of stroke survivors, vary in occurrence and intensity and have a substantial impact on quality of life, social reintegration, and the ability to return to work.
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