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Correlation Between Denial of Illness and Executive Function Following Stroke: A Pilot Study

Received December 20, 2006; revised March 16, 2007; accepted March 19, 2007. The authors are affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa. Address correspondence to Robert G. Robinson, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Dr., 2887 JPP, IA City, IA 52246; robert-robinson{at}uiowa.edu (e-mail).

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Executive function and denial of illness were examined among 24 patients who received double-blind antidepressant treatment following stroke. Between end-of-treatment at 3 months and follow-up at 2 years, significant correlation was found between improvement in executive function and decrease in denial of illness.

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