Apathy secondary to stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-39

  Caeiro, Lara ^a,b   Ferro, José M ^b   Costa, João ^c  

^a Institute of Molecular Medicine   (Portugal)

^b Stroke Unit   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apathy; Cognitive impairment; Depression; Meta analysis; Stroke; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

APATHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APATHY; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875132861     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000346076     Document Type: Review

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