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Guillermo Lahera Forteza on Stroke and Mental Health
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Oct 27, 2025, 12:54

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.”

Guillermo Lahera Forteza on Stroke and Mental Health

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