Giving the antidepressant drug Prozac to people who have just had a stroke could help them to regain more control over their movements and allow more of them to live independently, scientists said Monday.
In the largest study yet of the effect of this type of antidepressant on stroke recovery, French researchers found that stroke patients given Prozac improved their scores in motor skills tests more than those given a placebo, or dummy pill.
To know more,http://ibnlive.in.com/news/prozac-shows-promise-in-recovery-from-stroke/139956-17.html?from=tn
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Giving the antidepressant drug Prozac to people who have just had a stroke could help them to regain more control over their movements and allow more of them to live independently, scientists said Monday.
In the largest study yet of the effect of this type of antidepressant on stroke recovery, French researchers found that stroke patients given Prozac improved their scores in motor skills tests more than those given a placebo, or dummy pill.
To know more,http://ibnlive.in.com/news/prozac-shows-promise-in-recovery-from-stroke/139956-17.html?from=tn
That is good news ..however opinions are divided with some saying that they help and others saying that anti depressant drugs in fact raise stroke risk !
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