The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Stroke - 9780521840071

The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of StrokeCognitive, Behavioral and Emotional Disorders following Vascular Brain Injury\nAuthor(s): Robert G. Robinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521840071, 978-0521840071\nSynopsis\nThis second edition covers the range of neuropsychiatric syndromes associated with stroke, including cognitive, emotional and behavioural disorders such as depression, anxiety and psychosis. There is growing recognition among a wide range of clinicians and allied healthcare staff that post-stroke neuropsychiatric syndromes are common and serious. Such complications can have a negative impact on recovery and even survival; however, there is now evidence suggesting that pre-emptive therapeutic intervention in high-risk patient groups can prevent the initial onset of the conditions. This opportunity for primary prevention marks a huge advance in the management of this patient populati.