The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

 

Volume 73 Number 7
November 2006		 back to contents
Neuropsychiatric Disorders Following Vascular Brain Injury 1006-1014
Eran Chemerinski, M.D.1, and Steven R. Levine, M.D.2

1Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY and Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY; and 2Professor, Mount Sinai Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Address all correspondence to Eran Chemerinski, M.D., Bronx VA Medical Center (OOMH), 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468; e.mail: eran.chemerinski@mssm.edu

Supported in part by NIH grants R01NS30896, K24NS43992, P01NS23393, and 1R01NS052417.

Abstract

Several neuropsychiatric disorders such as mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders occur following cerebrovascular lesions. Post-stroke depression is the most common of these disorders and, along with post-stroke anxiety, has been shown to inhibit physical and cognitive recovery. Antidepressants have been shown to effectively treat post-stroke depression and to have a positive impact on rehabilitation efforts in patients suffering from this disorder. Much less is known about the potential impact of psychiatric conditions on recovery after stroke. Controlled trials will be able to adequately determine the effectiveness of treatment for these disorders.

Key Words

Stroke, neuropsychiatric disorders, review.

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