Intracranial arterial stenos is and poststroke depression in Chinese patients with ischemic stroke

• 作 者: Yang-KunChen[1]Jian-FengQu[1]Wei-MinXiao[1]Wan-YiLi[1]WeiLi[1]Han-YuWeng[1]Yong-LinLiu[1]Gen-PeiLuo[1]Yu-TaoXiang[2]
• 机 构: Department of Neurology, Dongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong Province,China
• 出 处: 广东省医学会第十七次神经病学学术会议暨第七届粤港澳神经病学学术会议
• 发表日期: 2015年期

　　Background and Purpose: Intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS) is a common etiology of ischemic stroke in Chinese patients, probably leading to regional hypoperfusion in the brain.The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between ICAS and poststroke depression (PSD) in Chinese patients with ischemic stroke.Methods: Two hundred and seven patients with ischemic stroke were consecutively recruited.Depressive symptoms were assessed in the acute stage and three months after stroke.