Abbreviations: PSDPost stroke depression, WHOWorld Health Organization, DSMDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, BDIBeck Depression Inventory, HADSHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HDRSHamilton Depression Rating Scale, ZSDSZung Self-Rating Depression Scale, HPAhypothalamic pituitary-adrenal, CTcomputed tomography ABSTRACT Post stroke depression is most commonly faced psych...

background: stroke is one of the most frequent causes of death and disability worldwide and has significant clinical and socioeconomic impact. hyperlipidemia and inflammation play major roles in atherothrombosis and in stroke. this study is conducted to compare the high sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-crp) levels and the lipid profile parameters between stroke patients and control group and de...

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in Canada, accounting for 14000 deaths annually. Between 40000 and 50000 strokes occur every year, 75% of which result in some type of impairment or disability. Stroke survivors have a 20% risk of another stroke within 2 years of the initial event, and 33% of all strokes are thought to be repeat episodes. The use of antiplatelet agents and the managem...