Epilepsy is a common neurological disease in tropical countries, particularly in sub-Saharan
Africa. Previous work on epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa has shown that many cases are …

Methods We used a systematic search strategy to identify relevant literature. We searched
PubMed, EBSCO/CINAHL, and Embase for full-text, English language articles published up …

Abstract HARTLEY, Tasneem; BURGER, Marlette and INGLIS-JASSIEM, Gakeemah. Post
stroke health-related quality of life, stroke severity and function: A longitudinal cohort study …

Objective Severity of stroke and disability after stroke are major predictors of post-stroke
depression (PSD). The prevalence of PSD in patients with minor stroke is expected to be low …

Purpose Functional impairments and socioeconomic constraints associated with stroke
affect quality of life (QoL). With limited care and social support resources, there is a greater …

Objective To examine the impact of anxiety on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of
stroke survivors. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Acute stroke unit in a regional …

Background: Anxiety is prevalent after a stroke. The pathophysiological mechanisms
underlying the development of poststroke anxiety (PSA) remain unclear. The aim of this …

Background Post-stroke patients with aphasia have higher levels of psychological distress.
We aimed to find the relation between post-stroke aphasia and depression, anxiety and …

Background: Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a psychosocial group-based
intervention for dementia shown to improve cognition and quality of life with a similar efficacy …

Disability arising from post-stroke cognitive impairment is a likely contributor to the poor
quality of life (QoL) stroke survivors and their carers frequently experience, but this has not …