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Prospective follow-up study between 3 and 15 months after stroke - Improvements and decline in cognitive function among dementia-free stroke survivors > 75 years of age

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Clive Ballard, Dr Elise Rowan, Sally Stephens, Professor Raj KalariaORCiD, Professor Rose Anne Kenny

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Abstract

Background and Purpose-Poststroke cognitive impairment is frequent. There are, however, few longitudinal studies examining delayed changes in poststroke cognition. Methods-As part of a longitudinal study of incident dementia after stroke, 115 older stroke survivors (>75 years of age) without dementia were evaluated at 3 and 15 months with a detailed neuropsychological evaluation ( including memory, attention, executive performance, and language). Results-we found that 9% of older stroke patients developed incident dementia, with significant deterioration in global cognition, memory, and attention. Only the severity of expressive language performance at 3 months was associated with dementia at follow-up. Conversely, 57 patients (50%) experienced some improvement in global cognition. None of the criteria for early cognitive impairment identified people at increased risk for dementia. Conclusions-Delayed dementia is frequent in older stoke patients, but current criteria for early cognitive impairment are not useful as predictors of cognitive deterioration. Improvement in cognition occurred in most patients.


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Author(s): Rowan E; Kalaria R; Kenny RA; Stephens S; Ballard C

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Stroke

Year: 2003

Volume: 34

Issue: 10

Pages: 2440-2444

ISSN (print): 0039-2499

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000089923.29724.CE

DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000089923.29724.CE


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