(Stroke. 1999;30:1875-1880.)
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Poststroke Depression Correlates With Cognitive Impairment and Neurological Deficits
From the Departments of Neurology (M.-L.K., J.T.K., H.M., R.M., P.N., K.A.S., V.V.M.) and Psychiatry (P.H.), University of Oulu, and the Department of Rehabilitation, Deaconess Institute of Oulu (M.-L.K., J.T.K., E.B.), Oulu, Finland.
Correspondence to Marja-Liisa Kauhanen, MD, Department of Rehabilitation, Deaconess Institute of Oulu, Isokatu 63, FIN-90120, Oulu, Finland. E-mail marja-liisa.kauhanen{at}fimnet.fi
Background and Purpose—The prevalence of poststroke depression is known to be high, but the knowledge of its neuropsychological correlates is limited. This 12-month prospective study was designed to evaluate the natural history of poststroke depression and to study its neuropsychological, clinical, and functional associates.
Methods—We studied a series of 106 consecutive patients (46 women and 60 men, mean age 65.8 years) with acute first-ever ischemic stroke. The patients underwent a neurological, psychiatric, and neuropsychological examination at 3 and 12 months after the stroke. The psychiatric diagnosis of depression was based on DSM-III-R-criteria.
Results—Depression was diagnosed in 53% of the patients at 3 months and in 42% of the patients at 12 months after the stroke. The prevalence of major depression was 9% at 3 months and 16% at 12 months. There was an association between poststroke depression and cognitive impairment; the domains most likely to be defective in stroke-related depression were memory (P=0.022), nonverbal problem solving (P=0.039), and attention and psychomotor speed (P=0.020). The presence of dysphasia increased the risk of major depression. The depressive patients were more dependent in ADL and had more severe impairment and handicap than the nondepressive patients.
Conclusions—More than half of the patients suffer from depression after stroke, and the frequency of major depression seems to increase during the first year. In addition to dysphasia, poststroke depression is correlated with other cognitive deficits. We emphasize the importance of psychiatric evaluation of stroke patients.
Key Words: cerebral infarction • cognition • depression • neuropsychological tests
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