Clinical characteristics of post-stroke anxiety disorders
Petrova, E.A.; Savina, M.A.; Kontsevoĭ, V.A.; Skvortsova, V.I.
Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 112(9): 12-16
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1997-7298 PMID: 23235406 Document Number: 662207
Authors studied 198 patients with first-ever cerebral stroke. Affective disorders, including depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and phobias, were identified in 71.2% of patients. The study demonstrated that the anxiety syndrome developed in the post-stroke period may be regarded as relatively independent. Some post-stroke anxiety disorders had different risk and pathogenetic factors. GAD is associated with young age and phobias are associated with female sex and inherited predisposition. In contrast to post stroke depression, anxiety-phobic disorders develop more frequently in patients with mild stroke.