Pre-stroke apathy symptoms are associated with an increased risk of delirium in stroke patients

Abstract Neuropsychiatric symptoms can be interrelated to delirium. We aimed to investigate an association between pre-stroke neuropsychiatric symptoms and the risk of delirium in stroke patients. We included 606 patients (median age: 73, 53% female) with stroke or transient ischemic attack admitted...

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Main Authors: Elzbieta Klimiec, Katarzyna Kowalska, Paulina Pasinska, Aleksandra Klimkowicz-Mrowiec, Aleksandra Szyper, Joanna Pera, Agnieszka Slowik, Tomasz Dziedzic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08087-7