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Published on: May 22, 2019
Psychopharmacology and stroke
1a Psychiatric Consultant Southern New England Rehabilitation Center Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior Brown University Providence , Rhode Island Psychiatrist St Luke's Hospital New Bedford , Massachusetts.
Abstract:
The use of psychopharmacology for stroke patients requires careful attention to diagnosis, selection of medications for a particular use and avoidance of specific actions that interfere with recovery and function, and careful monitoring for results and side effects. Any given psychotropic medication may be used to treat a number of psychiatric and other problems. This review focuses on specific clinical implications for the use of antipsychotic, antidepressant, psychostimulant, antimanic, anxiolytic, and other selected agents in stroke.
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