Stressful Life Events in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Ischemic Stroke Diseases

SAPORITO-MAGRIÑA C; OUDKERK L; SERRA JA; MARSCHOFF ER; VILLAMIZAR PÉREZ S; DOMÍNGUEZ RO; DE LA OSSA ANGULO L; REPETTO MG

MEDICINA (BUENOS AIRES)

MEDICINA (BUENOS AIRES)

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2020 vol. 80 p. 107 - 108

0025-7680

Chronic and Postraumatic Stress Disorder are related with greater risk of developing different neuropathologies. While neither is necessary or sufficient for dementia they have been acknowledged as one of many factors intervening in pathologies such as Alzheimer?s Disease (AD), Parkinson?s Disease (PD) and Isquemic Stroke (IS). Psychological stress can trigger physiological responses, suggesting that stress could be considered as a prodromal symptom in such conditions. To examine the development of a neurological disorder AD, PD and IS after a stressful life event (SLE) in a cohort of moderate neurological patients which have experienced a psychosocial stressing event prior to initial symptoms.