Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Brief psychosocial-behavioral intervention with antidepressant reduces poststroke depression significantly more than usual care with antidepressant: living well with stroke: randomized, controlled trial.
Depression after stroke is prevalent, diminishing recovery and quality of life. Brief behavioral intervention, adjunctive to antidepressant therapy, has not been well evaluated for long-term efficacy in those with poststroke depression. ⋯ A brief psychosocial-behavioral intervention is highly effective in reducing depression in both the short and long term.
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A number of factors have been associated with postthrombolysis intracerebral hemorrhage, but these have varied across studies. ⋯ Along with higher National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and extensive early CT changes, baseline antiplatelet use (particularly double antiplatelet therapy) was associated with an increased risk of post-tissue plasminogen activator symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage. Of these factors, only National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale was associated with clinical outcome.