Prevalence and severity of depression in patients with the consequences of ischemic strokes and in patients with chronic brain ischemia

The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence and severity depression in patients with consequences ischemic strokes chronic brain ischemia. Material Methods. We examined 100 17 cerebral Hamilton Depression Rating Scale used assess presence degree depression. Conclusions. Slightly less than half ischemia (47.1%) had no depression, 42.1% mild only 11.8% moderate severe A different situation observed group strokes. Among them, 22.0% 44.0% 34.0% moderate, severe, extremely (p < 0.05).