All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Common antidepressant doesnt work as stroke treatment Common antidepressant doesnt work as stroke treatment 14/05/2020 | 4 MINS A large international trial has confirmed previous findings that a commonly used antidepressant is not effective in supporting the recovery of patients who have had a stroke. The results of the study, led by researchers from LIT and The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, were presented live last night at a webinar facilitated by the joint European and World Stroke Organisation. Graeme Hankey, Professor of Neurology at our School of Medicine and Pharmacology, discussed the effectiveness of the drug fluoxetine, which has been used for many years to treat depression, in improving physical recovery and reducing disability after stroke in an ethnically diverse population. Stroke occurs when there is a sudden loss of blood supply to a localised area of the brain. It is the second major cause of disability globally; however, there are few strategies to help people recover everyday functions such as wa
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Common antidepressant doesnt work as stroke treatment Common antidepressant doesnt work as stroke treatment 14/05/2020 | 4 MINS A large international trial has confirmed previous findings that a commonly used antidepressant is not effective in supporting the recovery of patients who have had a stroke.
The results of the study, led by researchers from LIT and The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, were presented live last night at a webinar facilitated by the joint European and World Stroke Organisation.
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Graeme Hankey, Professor of Neurology at our School of Medicine and Pharmacology, discussed the effectiveness of the drug fluoxetine, which has been used for many years to treat depression, in improving physical recovery and reducing disability after stroke in an ethnically diverse population.
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