Pre-stroke cognitive impairment is associated with vascular imaging pathology: a prospective observational study

Pre-stroke cognitive impairment is associated with vascular imaging pathology: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Chronic brain pathology and pre-stroke cognitive impairment (PCI) is predictive of post-stroke dementia. The aim of the current study was to measure pre-stroke neurodegenerative and vascular disease burden found on brain MRI and to assess the association between pre-stroke imagin...

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Main Authors: Till Schellhorn, Manuela Zucknick, Torunn Askim, Ragnhild Munthe-Kaas, Hege Ihle-Hansen, Yngve M. Seljeseth, Anne-Brita Knapskog, Halvor Næss, Hanne Ellekjær, Pernille Thingstad, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Ingvild Saltvedt, Mona K. Beyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Stroke imaging
Cognitive impairment
Pre-stroke cognitive impairment
White matter lesions
Medial temporal lobe atrophy
Sex differences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02327-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02327-2

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