Impact of Prestroke Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Treatment on Stroke Severity and Mortality
Author(s) -
Janne Kaergaard Mortensen,
Heidi Larsson,
Søren Paaske Johnsen,
Grethe Andersen
Publication year - 2014
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/strokeaha.114.005302
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , confidence interval , propensity score matching , serotonin reuptake inhibitor , depression (economics) , logistic regression , physical therapy , anesthesia , antidepressant , mechanical engineering , macroeconomics , hippocampus , engineering , economics
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been associated with an increased risk of bleeding but also a possible neuroprotective effect in stroke. We aimed to examine the implications of prestroke SSRI use in hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.
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