title: Can selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) improve motor recovery after stroke? What is the role of neuroplasticity?
authors: Fogarty International Center and National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke), Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors: Farzin
authors: F
authors: Majeed
authors: Ayeesha Kamran
authors: AK
authors: Kamal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000187:drug effects*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005473:Fluoxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors