Cerebral Microbleeds as a Predictor of 1-Year Outcome of Poststroke Depression
In: Stroke (1970), Jg. 45 (2014), Heft 1, S. 77-81
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Background and Purpose—Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are common in stroke survivors and community-dwelling elderly. The clinical significance of CMBs in the outcome of poststroke depression (PSD) is unknown. This study examined the association between the 1-year outcome of PSD and CMBs. Methods—The study population comprised 774 Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke who were admitted to the acute stroke unit of a university-affiliated regional hospital in Hong Kong. Three and 15 months after the onset of the index stroke, a research assistant administered the locally validated 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale. PSD was defined as a Geriatric Depression Scale score of ≥7. Of the 213 patients with PSD at the 3-month follow-up, 135 (63.4%) attended the 15-month follow-up, at which time 89 (65.9%) patients remained depressed (nonremitters), and 46 (34.1%) had recovered (remitters). The presence and location of CMBs were evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging. Results—In comparison with the remitters, nonremitters were more likely to have lobar CMBs (18.4% versus 4.3%; P=0.024). Lobar CMBs remained an independent predictor of PSD in the multivariate analysis, with an odds ratio of 4.96 (P=0.039). Conclusions—The results suggest that lobar CMBs may influence the outcome of PSD. The importance of CMBs in the clinical course of depression in stroke survivors warrants further investigation.
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Cerebral Microbleeds as a Predictor of 1-Year Outcome of Poststroke Depression
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | WAI KWONG, TANG ; YANGKUN, CHEN ; HUAJUN, LIANG ; CHIU WING CHU, Winnie ; CHUNG TONG MOK, Vincent ; GABOR SANDOR, UNGVARI ; KA SING, WONG |
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Zeitschrift: | Stroke (1970), Jg. 45 (2014), Heft 1, S. 77-81 |
Veröffentlichung: | Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
Umfang: | print, 28 ref |
ISSN: | 0039-2499 (print) |
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