African American veterans with PTSD have higher risk of re-hospitalization after stroke, finds study

After a stroke, African American veterans previously diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were significantly more likely to be re-hospitalized than those without PTSD. PTSD did not raise the risk of post-stroke readmission in white veterans, according to research published in Stroke.

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