title: Improvement in Compensation for Chronic Poststroke Homonymous Hemianopsia After Initiation of a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor: A Case Report.
abstract: Homonymous hemianopsia (HH) is a common adverse outcome after stroke. Spontaneous improvement more than 6 months poststroke is thought to be unlikely, and traditional visual rehabilitation techniques lack clear evidence of efficacy. The case presented is of a 22-year-old woman who demonstrated improved compensation of her stroke-induced HH after the initiation of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). There is evidence supporting the use of SSRIs to improve poststroke cognitive impairment, motor impairment, and depression. This is the first case, however, demonstrating the potential novel use SSRIs to improve HH compensation after stroke, to our knowledge.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Emory University School of Medicine, 1441 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322(∗). Electronic address: baabram@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Abramoff
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA(†).
authors.forename: S Byron
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Milton
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA(‡).
authors.forename: Samir R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Belagaje
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors