Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Stroke is defined as a sudden loss of blood supply to the brain leading to permanent tissue damage caused by thrombotic, embolic, or haemorrhagic events. The present study was conducted to evaluate anxiety and depression following stroke. Materials & Methods: 94 patients of stroke of both genders were enrolled. Parameters such as type of stroke, underlying disease, stroke onset, comorbid diseases, smoking, alcoholism, weakness side etc. was recorded. Results: Out of 94 patients, males were 54 and females were 40. Smoking was present in 30, alcoholism in 48, weakness side was right in 38, left in 36 and bilateral in 20. Type of stroke was infarct in 42 and haemorrhagic in 52, comorbid diseases seen were diabetes in 65, hypertension in 70, dyslipidaemia in 43 and previous stroke in 32. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Common risk factors for anxiety and depression in patients with stroke was infarction (2.37), smoking (0.32), female gender (1.80), hypertension (0.49), dyslipidaemia (0.52). The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Anxiety and depression are common in stroke patients. Common risk factors were infarction, female gender, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and smoking.