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Mood disorder as a specific complication of stroke.
- Source :
- Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry; Sep2012, Vol. 83 Issue 9, p859-859, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The article discusses a study on the mood disorder as the complication of stroke. It informs that that experimentally induced strokes in rats caused alteration in cerebral metabolism of catecholamines that correlated with behavioral changes in the rats that mimicked depression. The study concluded that stroke was not alone reason for depression and it is estimated that 33 percent of stroke patients suffer from depression which leads to mortality.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00223050
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 79187370
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2011-301854