Apathy
Apathy is often wrongly perceived as a symptom indicating loss of interest or emotions. However, loss of motivation due to disturbance of intellect, emotion, or level of consciousness can lead to the...
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THis sounds exactly like my wife, Michele. Can you tell me where you found this research? I'd like to print the source and bring it to her doctors. THanks, Jeff
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Prevalence of apathy following head injury.Kant R, Duffy JD, Pivovarnik A. Head Injury Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.Although several studies have examined the demographics of mood disorders and...
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Can there be a Loss of Pleasure and Motivation secondary to TBI? Yes Apathy is distinct from depression, occurs in over 10 percent of patients in the post-acute phase following stroke and TBI, and is...
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RESTORING INITIATIVE AND MOTIVATION AFTER A BRAIN INJURYJacqueline Y. Barnett, Ph.D.Apathy is distinctive from depression, occurs in over 10 percent of patients in the post-acute phase following...
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Jeff, as you can see in most threads, I do put the link to the article in the heading of each post. However, I guess I forgot on this one. I'm sorry. I have spent the better part of the afternoon...
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Jeff, I just finished skimming through this article, too. It is quite long, as it is a study of a cross group of people with various neurological diseases or conditions, from stroke to Parkinsons, to...
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Thanks so much Marilyn. Great information. Michele and I are going to see aneuropsychologist in the next month and I will definitely share these with him. As I mentioned, the neuropsych's in this area...
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You are so welcome, Jeff. I hope that Michele will benefit from looking at her symptoms in the light of these articles and studies. Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will....
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All patients with organic brain disease should be screened for the presence of apathy, in particular stroke patients, patients with brain-injury, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea and dementia...
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