Delusional state following acute stroke.
Delusional ideations (DIs) were seen in 15 patients in a prospective cohort population (n = 360) with acute stroke admitted within 24 hours of onset. Specific DIs may occur during the acute stroke phase, but atypical forms with distinct behavioral findings have also been observed. DIs are associated with right posterior temporoparietal lesions. However, distinct lesions were also seen, and duration was relatively short, mostly less than 1 month.
Kumral
Emre
E
Division of Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. ekumral@med.ege.edu.tr
Oztürk
Ozgür
O
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology