A Ojagbemi1, M Owolabi2, M Atalabi3, O Baiyewu4. 1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. drakinjagbemi@yahoo.com 2. Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. 3. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. 4. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the association between the neuro-radiological characteristics of stroke lesions and post-stroke major depression among survivors in Ibadan, Nigeria. This is in the background of a paucity of information on the clinico-pathological correlation of post-stroke emotional responses among African Survivors. METHOD: We studied 30 stroke survivors receiving physiotherapy. The radiological characteristics of the stroke lesions were documented using computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scans in the acute phase of the stroke. While the presence of major depressive disorder meeting criteria in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual was assessed using the Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), between 3 months and 2 years after. The association between lesion characteristics and depression was explored using logistic regression analysis. RESULT: Nine (30.0%) stroke survivors met criteria for major depressive disorder. There were significant differences in their gender. The differences in the lesion types approached the set level of significance in survivors with or without major depressive disorder. There were however no differences when considering hemispheric lateralization or intra-hemispheric lesion location. Being female, but not the lesion characteristics was strongly associated with post-stroke major depressive disorder CONCLUSION: Lesion characteristics documented in the acute phase of stroke could not predict the occurrence of major depressive disorder during rehabilitation in this sample. The occurrence of depression among stroke survivors may ultimately be determined by a combination of factors.
BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the association between the neuro-radiological characteristics of stroke lesions and post-stroke major depression among survivors in Ibadan, Nigeria. This is in the background of a paucity of information on the clinico-pathological correlation of post-stroke emotional responses among African Survivors. METHOD: We studied 30 stroke survivors receiving physiotherapy. The radiological characteristics of the stroke lesions were documented using computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scans in the acute phase of the stroke. While the presence of major depressive disorder meeting criteria in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual was assessed using the Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), between 3 months and 2 years after. The association between lesion characteristics and depression was explored using logistic regression analysis. RESULT: Nine (30.0%) stroke survivors met criteria for major depressive disorder. There were significant differences in their gender. The differences in the lesion types approached the set level of significance in survivors with or without major depressive disorder. There were however no differences when considering hemispheric lateralization or intra-hemispheric lesion location. Being female, but not the lesion characteristics was strongly associated with post-stroke major depressive disorder CONCLUSION: Lesion characteristics documented in the acute phase of stroke could not predict the occurrence of major depressive disorder during rehabilitation in this sample. The occurrence of depression among stroke survivors may ultimately be determined by a combination of factors.
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