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Fluoxetine as a treatment for post-stroke emotionalism
K W Brown1, R L Sloan, B Pentland
1Central Scotland Healthcare Trust, Royal Scottish National Hospital, Larbert, Falkirk District, UK.
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
|January 8, 1999
Abstract:
The effectiveness of fluoxetine compared to placebo in the treatment of post-stroke emotionalism was investigated in 20 patients using a double-blind protocol. A total of 19 patients completed the study, as one subject in the treatment group had to be withdrawn. The subjects receiving fluoxetine showed a statistically and clinically significant improvement in their emotionalism compared to the placebo group, which was apparent in the majority of subjects from the third day of treatment.