Pre-Stroke Depression in Ghana and Nigeria: Prevalence, Predictors and Association With Poststroke Depression.

Akin OjagbemiJoshua AkinyemiKolawole WahabLukman OwolabiOyedunni S ArulogunJosephine AkpaluAlbert AkpaluGodwin OgboleCynthia AkinsanyaAdeniyi WasiuMoyinoluwa Tito-IloriFakunle AdekunleRuth LyreaOnoja AkpaRufus AkinyemiFred SarfoMayowa OwolabiBruce Ovbiagele

Published in: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (2020)

The findings should energize before-the-stroke identification and prioritization of limited treatment resources in LMICs to persons with depression who have multiple, additional, risks of stroke.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
risk factors
cerebral ischemia
physical activity
human health
blood brain barrier