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SUBMITTER: Kowalska K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7408940 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kowalska Katarzyna K Droś Jakub J Mazurek Małgorzata M Pasińska Paulina P Gorzkowska Agnieszka A Klimkowicz-Mrowiec Aleksandra A
Journal of clinical medicine 20200714 7
<h4>Background</h4>Stroke patients are particularly vulnerable to delirium episodes, but very little is known about its subsequent adverse mental health outcomes. The author's objective was to explore the association between in-hospital delirium and depression, anxiety, anger and apathy after stroke.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 750 consecutive patients with acute stroke or transient ischemic attack, were screened for delirium during hospitalization. Patients underwent mental health evaluation in h ...[more]