Open AccessDifferent linkage of depression to hypercortisolism early versus late after stroke. A 3-year longitudinal study.
Author(s) -
Maria Åström,
Tommy Olsson,
Kjell Asplund
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.24.1.52
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , stroke (engine) , dexamethasone suppression test , dexamethasone , cohort , cohort study , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , macroeconomics
Using the dexamethasone suppression test, we studied the suppressibility of the cortisol axis and its clinical determinants at various time points after stroke. A major aim was to examine the dexamethasone test as a diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of major depression in stroke patients.
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