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. 2017 Jul;48(7):e159-e170.
doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000132. Epub 2017 May 25.

Poststroke Fatigue: Emerging Evidence and Approaches to Management: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association

Janice L Hinkle, Kyra J Becker, Jong S Kim, Smi Choi-Kwon, Karen L Saban, Norma McNair, Gillian E Mead; American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing and Stroke Council
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Poststroke Fatigue: Emerging Evidence and Approaches to Management: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association

Janice L Hinkle et al. Stroke. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

At least half of all stroke survivors experience fatigue; thus, it is a common cause of concern for patients, caregivers, and clinicians after stroke. This scientific statement provides an international perspective on the emerging evidence surrounding the incidence, prevalence, quality of life, and complex pathogenesis of poststroke fatigue. Evidence for pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions for management are reviewed, as well as the effects of poststroke fatigue on both stroke survivors and caregivers.

Keywords: AHA Scientific Statements; disease management; fatigue; health care; stroke; therapeutics.

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