Effects of cortisol on cognitive and emotional disorders after stroke: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Stroke-induced cognitive and mood disorders are closely related to glucocorticoids released during hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation. There are many studies on the relationship between cortisol levels and post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) and post-stroke depression (PSD). This paper provides a scoping review of these studies to clarify the effect of cortisol on PSCI and PSD, thereby providing a theoretical basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Materials and methods

We searched for literature published up to October 2023 on the association of cortisol with post-stroke cognitive and emotional disorders in the PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CNKI and Wanfang databases. Relevant papers were identified and the effects of cortiso

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616494 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature