Guillermo Lahera Forteza on Stroke and Mental Health
Guillermo Lahera Forteza, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Alcalá, shared on LinkedIn:
”So there I am, in blue, surrounded by neurologists dressed in orange.
It was today at the II Carrera Popular del Día del Ictus, in Madrid.
It was a wonderful event and a meeting place for neurologists, nurses, rehabilitation specialists, neuropsychologists, patients, family members, managers, and many other people united in the fight against stroke.
And a psychiatrist?
Well, on this occasion, family reasons are important…
But it is also to highlight what often remains in the shadows: mental health after a cerebrovascular episode.
5 facts to remember:
- Post-stroke dementia: prevalence ≈ 27% and mortality 59% in prolonged follow-up (systematic review, Liu et al., 2023)
- Post-stroke aphasia: affects 20–30% of people after a stroke (Devereux et al., 2023)
- Risk of suicide: 73% higher in stroke survivors than in the general population (Skajaa et al., 2022)
- Post-stroke depression: approximately one-third of survivors experience it (Sexton et al., 2019)
- Dementia: affects 41% of men; cumulative dementia 20–30% at 5–15 years
This event — running together, “becoming visible” — is a powerful metaphor: the race to recovery does not end at the hospital door. Including mental health — from detection to treatment — is part of that journey.”
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