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Post Stroke Depression: Treatments and Complications in a Young Adult

Post Stroke Depression: Treatments and Complications in a Young Adult Post-stroke depression has been noted to be one of the most frequent complications of stroke with an estimated prevalence of as high as 80%. However, the incidence of stroke in the young is extremely low and evidence based therapy for this complication is quite limited. The case of a 28-year-old woman who experienced a basilar artery vasospasmic stroke resulting in anoxic brain injury to the midbrain and paramedian thalamus is presented, along with a literature review of psychiatric complications of this injury to include post-stroke depression (PSD). Therapeutic modalities such as TCAs, SSRIs, atypical antipsychotics and stimulant medications are also reviewed as these medications may aid in the treatment of such patients but may also contribute to psychiatric sequelae. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychiatric Quarterly Springer Journals

Post Stroke Depression: Treatments and Complications in a Young Adult

Capaldi, Vincent; Wynn, Gary
Psychiatric Quarterly , Volume 81 (1) – Dec 24, 2009
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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Psychiatry; Public Health; Sociology, general
ISSN
0033-2720
eISSN
1573-6709
DOI
10.1007/s11126-009-9120-8
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20033774
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Abstract

Post-stroke depression has been noted to be one of the most frequent complications of stroke with an estimated prevalence of as high as 80%. However, the incidence of stroke in the young is extremely low and evidence based therapy for this complication is quite limited. The case of a 28-year-old woman who experienced a basilar artery vasospasmic stroke resulting in anoxic brain injury to the midbrain and paramedian thalamus is presented, along with a literature review of psychiatric complications of this injury to include post-stroke depression (PSD). Therapeutic modalities such as TCAs, SSRIs, atypical antipsychotics and stimulant medications are also reviewed as these medications may aid in the treatment of such patients but may also contribute to psychiatric sequelae.

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Psychiatric Quarterly – Springer Journals

Published: Dec 24, 2009

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