Depressive disorder may be associated with raphe nuclei lesions in patients with brainstem infarction

Abstract Background Depression is a common symptom after stroke, but its neural substrates remain unclear. The ascending serotonergic system originates from the raphe nuclei in the brainstem. We hypothesized that depressive disorder due to brainstem infarction is associated with damage to the raphe...

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