1984
NORTRIPTYLINE TREATMENT OF POST-STROKE DEPRESSION: A DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY
Lipsey J, Pearlson G, Robinson R, Rao K, Price T. NORTRIPTYLINE TREATMENT OF POST-STROKE DEPRESSION: A DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY. The Lancet 1984, 323: 297-300. PMID: 6141377, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)90356-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-stroke depressionDouble-blind studyDepression ScaleEfficacy of nortriptylinePlacebo-treated patientsSerum nortriptyline levelsHamilton Depression ScalePresent State ExaminationZung Depression ScaleStroke patientsTherapeutic rangeMajor depressionNortriptyline levelsDemonstrated efficacyState ExaminationPatientsNortriptylineDepressionGreater improvementTreatmentSimilar groupsEfficacyImportant addition
1983
Mood Change following Bilateral Hemisphere Brain Injury
Lipsey J, Robinson R, Pearlson G, Rao K, Price T. Mood Change following Bilateral Hemisphere Brain Injury. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 1983, 143: 266-273. PMID: 6626839, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.143.3.266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemisphere brain injuryFunctional physical impairmentBrain injuryCognitive impairmentPhysical impairmentLeft frontal lobe lesionFrontal lobe lesionsThromboembolic strokeBrain lesionsSuch injuriesCT scanLesion locationDepression severityLobe lesionsLesion proximityDepressive symptomatologyLesion ageFrontal poleInjuryMood changesPatientsImpairmentMood ScaleLesionsDepression