Executive (dys)function after stroke: special considerations for behavioral pharmacology

Depression and Executive Dysfunction after Stroke

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Association among depression, cognitive impairment and executive dysfunction after stroke

The relationship between depression and cognitive impairment, frequent after stroke, is complex and has not been sufficiently elucidated. Objective To review the relationship between post-stroke depression and cognitive impairment. Methods We performed a PubMed database search spanning the last ten years, using the terms post-stroke depression, cognitive dysfunction, cognitive impairment an...

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Behavioral Dysexecutive Syndrome after Stroke

Citation: Liang Y, Liang HJ, Ungvari GS, et al. Behavioral Dysexecutive Syndrome after Stroke. Stroke Res Ther. 2016, 1:1. Dysexecutive syndrome (DES) is defined as an impairment of executive functions constituting of two domains: behavioral dysexecutive syndrome (BDES) and cognitive dysexcutive syndrome (CDES) which are not accompanied always [1]. A growing body of studies demonstrated that BD...

Executive dysfunction

Thumbnail The term "executive function" includes the ability to filter interference, engage in goaldirected behaviors, anticipate the consequences of one's actions, and to exhibit the adaptive concept of mental flexibility. The analysis of executive functions represents one of the most important research areas in contemporary neurosciences. It is partially—but not totally— related to frontal lo...