[Peculiarities of depressive syndrome in patients with ischemic stroke].
42 patients with post-stroke depression were investigated in the follow-up study in different periods after stroke. Hamilton scale was used for diagnosis and evaluation of depression. In such depression moderate somato-autonomic disorders predominated. The most prominent were dissomnia, general somatic symptoms and sexual dysfunction. There was no clear dependance between degree of depression and age of patients, lesion location and severity of focal neurological deficit. Symptoms of depression greatly influenced on cognitive functions.
Gusev
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Gekht
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Bogolepova
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Sorokina
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged