Depression after Stroke in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Akin OjagbemiOnoja AkpaFisayo ElugbadeboMayowa Ojo OwolabiBruce Ovbiagele

Published in: Behavioural neurology (2017)

Almost 1 in 3 individuals with stroke in SSA has clinical depression. Despite limitations around quality of identified studies, results of the present systematic review overlap with findings in the global literature and highlight useful targets for the design and trial of tailored intervention for PSD in SSA.

Keyphrases

systematic review
depressive symptoms
randomized controlled trial
sleep quality
atrial fibrillation
clinical trial
study protocol
phase iii
smoking cessation
physical activity
blood brain barrier