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You're not wrong, but on the other hand this is far from the only thing suggesting a link between cardiovascular disease and depression. The "vascular depressio
by 0xcde4c3db 8y ago
You're not wrong, but on the other hand this is far from the only thing suggesting a link between cardiovascular disease and depression. The "vascular depression" hypothesis has been around for a while, and post-stroke emotional changes are a well-established phenomenon.
- SketchySeaBeast 8y ago> post-stroke emotional changes are a well-established phenomenon. I'm not arguing with you, I'm just looking for more information on this point - wouldn't it be hard to suss out the difference between the depression caused by the inflammation and the actual neurologically damaging event that is a stroke? And does inflammation occur after the stroke? I would assume it would be there leading up to it as well - after all aren't strokes mostly caused by plaque or clot build up which would be caused by inflammation? Does the same post-stroke emotional changes occur with hemorrhagic strokes?