Burke Medical Research Institute Scientists Report Post-Stroke Apathy and Hypersomnia Lead to Worse Outcomes

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Nov. 5, 2013 – New findings from a retrospective study conducted at Burke Rehabilitation Center has found that post-stroke apathy and hypersomnia negatively affected patients’ acute rehabilitation outcomes. The researchers published their findings in the October issue of Translational Stroke Research . This is the first U.S. study that has focused on apathy and hypersomnia as contributors to post-stroke recovery. “People don’t typically look at apathy and hypersomnia as factors affecting outcomes,