Open AccessModafinil May Alleviate Poststroke Fatigue
Author(s) -
Mai Bang Poulsen,
Bodil Damgaard,
Bo Zerahn,
Karsten Overgaard,
Rune Skovgaard Rasmussen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010860
Subject(s) - modafinil , medicine , placebo , stroke (engine) , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , modified rankin scale , randomized controlled trial , psychiatry , ischemic stroke , alternative medicine , nursing , ischemia , pathology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Poststroke fatigue is common and reduces quality of life. Current evidence for intervention is limited, and this is the first placebo-controlled trial to investigate treatment of poststroke fatigue with the wakefulness promoting drug modafinil.
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