Post-stroke Everything

Alain Lekoubou, Clever Nguyen, Michelle Kwon, Arsene Daniel Nyalundja, Ankita Agrawal

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Abstract

Purpose of Review: This review aims at providing updates on selected post-stroke complications. We examined recent advances in diagnosing and treating the following post-stroke complications: cognitive impairment, epilepsy, depression, fatigue, tremors, dysphagia, and pain. Recent Findings: Advances in understanding the mechanisms of post-stroke complications, in general, are needed despite advances made in understanding, treating, and preventing these complications. There are growing progresses in integrating new tools to diagnose post-stroke cognitive impairment. The potential role of acute stroke reperfusion treatment in post-stroke epilepsy and its impact on other stroke complications is getting more transparent. Post-stroke depression remains underestimated and new tools to diagnose depression after stroke are being developed. New promising pharmacological approaches to treating post-stroke pain are emerging. Tremors related to stroke are poorly understood and under-evaluated, while treatment towards post-stroke dysphagia has benefited from new non-pharmacological to pharmacological approaches. Conclusions: An integrative approach to stroke complications and collaborations between providers across specialties are more likely to improve stroke outcomes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)785-800
Number of pages16
JournalCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports
Volume23
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Neuroscience
  • Clinical Neurology

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