TY - JOUR T1 - Depression after stroke JF - Practical Neurology JO - Pract Neurol SP - 384 LP - 391 DO - 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002622 VL - 21 IS - 5 AU - João Facucho-Oliveira AU - Daniel Esteves-Sousa AU - Pedro Espada-Santos AU - Nuno Moura AU - Margarida Albuquerque AU - Ana Margarida Fraga AU - Sandra Sousa AU - Pedro Cintra AU - Luis Mendonça AU - Fernando Pita Y1 - 2021/10/01 UR - http://pn.bmj.com/content/21/5/384.abstract N2 - Stroke treatment has dramatically improved in recent decades. However, although new treatments have reduced its mortality and the severity of its physical and cognitive sequelae, many people still have incapacitating disabilities following a stroke. Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder following stroke; it is important to recognise and treat as it limits motor and cognitive rehabilitation. Antidepressant medication is an effective treatment and can improve adherence to clinically recommended physical and cognitive tasks, thereby enhancing functional remodelling of neuronal pathways and improving rehabilitation outcomes. ER -