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" People who become depressed after suffering a stroke may be more likely to die early, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Southern California&amp;#039;s Keck School of Medicine looked at 10,550 people, aged 25 to 74, who were followed for 21 years. Of these, 73 people had a stroke but did not develop depression, while 48 had a stroke and depression. Among the remaining participants who did not have a stroke, 8,138 did not have depression and 2,291 were depressed. The researchers found that the risk of dying from any cause was three times higher among people who had a stroke and depression than in people who had not had a stroke and were not depressed. Meanwhile, people who had a stroke and depression were four times more likely to die from a stroke than those who had not had a stroke and did not have depression. Study author Dr Amytis Towfighi, whose findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, revealed: &amp;#039;Up to one in three people who have a stroke develop depression. &amp;#039;This is something family members can help watch for that could potentially save their loved one.&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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