Post-stroke alexithymia - a review.

Alexithymia plays an important role in the health of post-stroke patients. Assessment of the trait should be considered in their population, since it plays an important role in terms of predicting psychiatric comorbidity and severity of stroke complications, which transfers to treatment choice. Further research is required to examine other post-stroke psychiatric comorbidities associated with alexithymia and to closely determine the response of rehabilitation, including pharmacological treatment and psychological therapy.