title: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for stroke recovery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) associated with better recovery after stroke?
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SSRIs may be associated with improved recovery after stroke, even in persons without depression. However, much of the evidence is of poor quality. Large, high-quality trials are needed to evaluate the validity of the current evidence and improve precision of estimates of any treatment benefits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Gillian.e.mead@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Gillian Elizabeth
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Mead
authors.forename: Cheng-Fang
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Maree
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hackett
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D020127:Recovery of Function; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors