Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Depression among patients with stroke.

H Dam1, H E Pedersen, P Ahlgren

  • 1Neurological and Neuroradiological Department, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
|August 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Highly unsaturated fatty acids and pigmentation of adipose tussue in vitamin E deficient rats.

The Anatomical record·2010
Same author

Influence of diet on plasma fibrinogen in the chick.

The Journal of nutrition·2010
Same author

Dental changes of rats and hamsters in vitamin E deficiency.

Journal of dental research·2010
Same author

Effect of vitamin K deficiency on liver lipids in the chick.

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.)·2010
Same author

Vitamin K, its discovery, biochemistry and application in medicine.

Journal of the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York·2010
Same author

Rôle of fats and certain other dietary components in vitamin E deficiency.

Journal of the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York·2010
Same journal

Cardiometabolic Treatment Gap in Routine Psychiatric Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of 1553 Patients.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

Reevaluating the Role of ADHD Perceptions in Medication Continuation: Methodological and Interpretative Considerations.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

AI-Associated Psychotic Phenomena: Collect Before You Classify.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

Developmental Trauma as a Prognostic Factor for Later Psychotic Disorder in an Adolescent Clinical Cohort: A 20-Year Follow Up Study.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

The Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and the Associated Risk of Hospitalisation in Bipolar Disorder, From a Nationwide Cohort, 2009-2024.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
See all related articles

Stroke patients experience higher depression rates. Right-hemisphere strokes correlate with greater depression, unlike left-hemisphere strokes, with no link to physical function or lesion size.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Neurology

Background:

  • Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability.
  • Depression is a common comorbidity following stroke.
  • Understanding the neurological correlates of post-stroke depression is crucial for patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence of depression in stroke patients.
  • To examine the relationship between lesion location (hemisphere) and depression severity.
  • To explore correlations between depression and functional impairments after stroke.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 92 stroke patients and 30 healthy controls was assessed.
  • Depression levels were evaluated in all participants.
  • Lesion location, physical function, aphasia severity, and lesion volume were analyzed in relation to depression.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Stroke patients exhibited a significantly higher frequency of depression compared to controls.
  • Patients with right-hemisphere lesions reported more severe depression than those with left-hemisphere lesions.
  • No significant correlation was observed between depression severity and the degree of impaired physical function, aphasia, or lesion volume.

Conclusions:

  • Depression is more prevalent in stroke survivors than in the general population.
  • Right-hemisphere brain damage is associated with increased depression risk post-stroke.
  • Functional deficits and lesion characteristics do not appear to predict depression severity in this cohort.