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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 5/2020

01-05-2020 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Letter to the Editor

Is post-traumatic stress disorder a too underestimated factor in the early rehabilitation of cerebro-vascular events?

Authors: Cesare Giuseppe Cerri, Cecilia Perin, Cesare Maria Cornaggia, Massimiliano Beghi

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 5/2020

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Post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), with anxiety or depressive disorders and adjustment disorders, is, according to literature data, the most frequent and severe comorbidity after orthopedic traumas or cerebro-vascular events (1). The worrying extension of the problem is underscored by the fact that annual prevalence of PTSD in the US general population is around 3.5% and, after a cerebrovascular event, it exceeds 60%. …
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Metadata
Title
Is post-traumatic stress disorder a too underestimated factor in the early rehabilitation of cerebro-vascular events?
Authors
Cesare Giuseppe Cerri
Cecilia Perin
Cesare Maria Cornaggia
Massimiliano Beghi
Publication date
01-05-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04166-x

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