Neuropsychiatric complications of cerebrovascular disease

Abstract

This rendition delves into several of the neuropsychiatric manifestations of cerebrovascular events, including mania, anxiety, apathy, disturbance of the sleep wake cycle, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, cognitive impairment, empathic impairment, theory of mind, social-emotional dysfunction, involuntary emotional expression disorder, irritability, psychosis, agitation, and depression. The focus is on the manifestations of these presentations for proper diagnosis, as well as the lesion localization particular to the respective symptomatology. Furthermore, the hope is that this contribution allows for a greater awareness regarding the complications of stroke and brings attention to the sequelae from which its victims suffer. © 2010 Springer Japan.