TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of neuropsychiatric symptoms in poststroke patients
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Angelelli, P.
AU - Paolucci, S.
AU - Bivona, U.
AU - Piccardi, L.
AU - Ciurli, P.
AU - Cantagallo, A.
AU - Antonucci, G.
AU - Fasotti, L.
AU - Di Santanionio, A.
AU - Grasso, M. G.
AU - Pizzamiglio, L.
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - Objective: The study aimed to characterize neuropsychiatric symptomatology and its evolution in a large group of poststroke patients during their first year. Method: The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) was administered to a sample of 124 poststroke patients, divided into three independent groups on the basis of time from stroke (2, 6 and 12 months). The controls were 61 healthy subjects. Results: A wide range of neuropsychiatric symptoms was found significant in the poststroke population: mostly depression (61%), irritability (33%), eating disturbances (33%), agitation (28%), apathy (27%) and anxiety (23%). Modifications in terms of greater depression, anxiety, irritability and eating disturbances evolved in the year following stroke. Other symptoms were significantly present depending on time from stroke. Clear relations with other clinical and demographic variables were also found. Conclusion: Neuropsychiatric symptoms constitute an important part of comorbidity in stroke patients; thus, suitable assessment tools may improve clinical understanding of these patients.
AB - Objective: The study aimed to characterize neuropsychiatric symptomatology and its evolution in a large group of poststroke patients during their first year. Method: The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) was administered to a sample of 124 poststroke patients, divided into three independent groups on the basis of time from stroke (2, 6 and 12 months). The controls were 61 healthy subjects. Results: A wide range of neuropsychiatric symptoms was found significant in the poststroke population: mostly depression (61%), irritability (33%), eating disturbances (33%), agitation (28%), apathy (27%) and anxiety (23%). Modifications in terms of greater depression, anxiety, irritability and eating disturbances evolved in the year following stroke. Other symptoms were significantly present depending on time from stroke. Clear relations with other clinical and demographic variables were also found. Conclusion: Neuropsychiatric symptoms constitute an important part of comorbidity in stroke patients; thus, suitable assessment tools may improve clinical understanding of these patients.
KW - Cross-sectional study
KW - Depression
KW - Irritability
KW - Neuropsychiatric symptoms
KW - Neuropsychological disorders
KW - Stroke
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2004.00297.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2004.00297.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 15180780
AN - SCOPUS:3042606246
VL - 110
SP - 55
EP - 63
JO - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
SN - 0001-690X
IS - 1
ER -