Sustained inflammation 1.5 years post-stroke is not associated with depression in elderly stroke survivors

• Background: Depression is common in elderly stroke survivors and has been associated with systemic Methods: The Barthel Index was used to measure the level of impairment in activities of daily living at 3 Results: Mean C-reactive protein and white cell count levels in stroke patients were significantly Conclusion: We found evidence for a sustained peripheral inflammatory response at 18 months post-

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

geriatric

inflammatory

ischemia

mood

acute ischemic-stroke

c-reactive protein

melancholic depression

heart-disease

serum

predictors

infection

cells

risk

Turkcapar

MHAkdemir

AAkdemir

AOrsel

SDOrsel

SDDemirergi

NDemirergi

NSirin

ASirin

AKilic

oward

VirginiaHoward

VKissela

BrettKissela

BKittner

StevenKittner

SLackland

DanielLackland

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