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ReviewBrain sciences2023

Depression in Major Neurodegenerative Diseases and Strokes: A Critical Review of Similarities and Differences among Neurological Disorders.

Javier Pagonabarraga, Cecilio Álamo, Mar Castellanos, Samuel Díaz, Sagrario Manzano

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Review in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Javier PagonabarragaMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08041 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3248-704X
Cecilio ÁlamoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences (Pharmacology), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28801 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7652-7931
Mar CastellanosDepartment of Neurology, A Coruña University Hospital and Biomedical Research Institute, 15006 La Coruña, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3116-1352
Samuel DíazHeadaches Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain.
Sagrario ManzanoDepartment of Neurology, Infanta Leonor University Hospital, 28031 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4152-1633
Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe · ESHospital Universitario Infanta Leonor · ESUniversidad de Alcalá · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

Funding

Lundbeck España SA N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in most neurological disorders and can have a major impact on the patient's disability and quality of life. However, mostly due to the heterogeneity of symptoms and the complexity of the underlying comorbidities, depression can be difficult to diagnose, resulting in limited recognition and in undertreatment. The early detection and treatment of depression simultaneously with the neurological disorder is key to avoiding deterioration and further disability. Although the neurologist should be able to identify and treat depression initially, a neuropsychiatry team should be available for severe cases and those who are unresponsive to treatment. Neurologists should be also aware that in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, different depression symptoms could develop at different stages of the disease. The treatment options for depression in neurological diseases include drugs, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and somatic interventions, among others, but often, the evidence-based efficacy is limited and the results are highly variable. Here, we review recent research on the diagnosis and treatment of depression in the context of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and strokes, with the aim of identifying common approaches and solutions for its initial management by the neurologist.

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Alzheimer’s diseasedementiadepressionParkinson’s diseaseSNRIsSSRIsstrokevortioxetine

Identifiers

PMID36831861
PMCPMC9954482
OpenAlexW4320728510

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