Apathy After Stroke: Incidence, Symptom Trajectory, and Impact on Quality of Life and Disability

Claudia Pallucca Danuta M Lisiecka-FordLisa WoodAzim AbulAmy A Jolly Daniel J Tozer Steven Bell Anne Forster Robin G Morris Hugh Stephen Markus

Published in: Neurology (2024)

Self-reported apathy progressively increases after stroke, especially in the executive dimension. Apathy is associated with worse QoL and greater disability, although some of these associations might be mediated by depression.

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