Post-traumatic stress disorder and its association with stroke and stroke risk factors: A literature review

Stroke is a major cause of mortality and disability globally that has multiple risk factors. A risk factor that has recently gained more attention is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Literature searches were carried out for updated PTSD information and for the relationship between PTSD and str...

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Published in:Neurobiology of stress 2021-05, Vol.14, p.100332-100332, Article 100332
Main Authors: Perkins, Jon Davis, Wilkins, Stacy Schantz, Kamran, Saadat, Shuaib, Ashfaq
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Language:English
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Summary:Stroke is a major cause of mortality and disability globally that has multiple risk factors. A risk factor that has recently gained more attention is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Literature searches were carried out for updated PTSD information and for the relationship between PTSD and stroke. The review was divided into two sections, one exploring PTSD as an independent risk factor for stroke, with a second concentrating on PTSD's influence on stroke risk factors. The study presents accumulating evidence that shows traumatic stress predicts stroke and is also linked to many major stroke risk factors. The review contributes knowledge to stroke aetiology and acts as a reference for understanding the relationship between PTSD and stroke. The information presented indicates that screening and identification of traumatic experience would be beneficial for directing stroke patients to appropriate psychological and lifestyle interventions. In doing so, the burden of stroke may be reduced worldwide.
ISSN:2352-2895
2352-2895
DOI:10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100332