The vast majority of post-stroke depression (87.9%) occurred within the first 5 years after a stroke, suggesting a benefit for screening within that timeframe, according to a prospective study from ...

The Cognitive Recovery Lab at the Georgetown University Medical Center presented their new findings — at the Meeting of the Academy of Aphasia in Japan Oct. 20 — that depression in patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who started therapy within 6 months had better recovery than those who delayed therapy. Clinicians ...

(WNDU) - Stroke — 800,000 people in the U.S. will suffer from one this year. It’s the leading cause of long-term disability. It can impact a person’s speech, movement and memory. When treating ...

Women are twice as likely to develop severe depressive symptoms after stroke compared with their male counterparts, new research shows. In findings that have important clinical implications, ...

Louisiana resident and musician Chelsea Keenan's life turned upside down in 2014 when she had a medical emergency. Her recovery journey has been long and complicated. Music has always been a passion ...

Nurses play a key role in helping patients manage emotional and social health challenges, or psychosocial health, after a stroke, and improved screening and assessment for psychosocial needs are ...

Most stroke survivors were able to safely take two types of common antidepressants, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke ...

Compared with standard intensive speech and language therapy (iSLT) alone, right-sided cervical C7 neurotomy combined with iSLT significantly improved language function in patients with chronic ...