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14-07-2023 | Stroke | Original article

Post-stroke aggressive behavior in patients wıth first-ever ischemic stroke: underlying clinical and imaging factors

Authors: Emre Kumral, Fatma Ece Çetin, Hüseyin Nezih Özdemir, Hande Çelikay, Sevinç Özkan

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Background

Aggression is defined as a complex behavior consisting of a combination of sensory, emotional, cognitive and motor elements. We aimed to examine the relationships between post-stroke aggressive behavior (PSAB) and neuropsychological and neuroimaging findings.

Methods

380 patients in the stroke unit were classified as aggressive or non-aggressive based on symptoms elicited by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and aggression screening questionnaire.

Results

Aggressive behavior was detected in 42 (11.1%) of 380 patients who had a first ischemic stroke. Patients with PSAB were older than those without (338 patients) (66.98 + 13.68 vs. 62.61 + 13.06, P = 0.043). Hamilton depression and anxiety scales showed significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety in the PSAB group compared to the non-PSAB group (47.6% vs. 16.3% and 57.1% vs. 15.4%, respectively; P = 0.001). Lesion mapping analysis showed that lesions in patients with PSAB mostly included the lower parietal lobe and lateral frontal gyrus. Multiple regression analysis showed that gender (OR, 2.81; CI%, 1.24–6.39), lateral prefrontal infarction (OR, 6.43; CI%, 1.51–27.44), parietal infarction (OR, 2.98; CI%, 1.15–7.76), occipital infarction (OR, 2.84; CI%, 1.00–8.06), multiple infarcts (OR, 5.62; CI%, 2.27–13.93), anxiety (OR, 2.06; CI%, 0.89–4.81) and verbal memory deficit (OR, 4.21; CI%, 1.37–12.93) were significant independent predictors of PSAB.

Conclusion

The presence of PSAB may be related to neuropsychiatric symptoms such as high anxiety and verbal memory impairment, and neuroanatomical location of the lesions.

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Title: Post-stroke aggressive behavior in patients wıth first-ever ischemic stroke: underlying clinical and imaging factors
Authors: Emre Kumral
Fatma Ece Çetin
Hüseyin Nezih Özdemir
Hande Çelikay
Sevinç Özkan
Publication date: 14-07-2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Stroke
Anxiety
Mood Disorders
Affective Disorder
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02319-6

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Post-stroke aggressive behavior in patients wıth first-ever ischemic stroke: underlying clinical and imaging factors

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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