Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To identify factors that were associated with cognitive impairment 3 months after stroke, and to examine the associations of cognitive impairment with stroke outcomes up to 4 years after stroke. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Population-based stroke register. PARTICIPANTS: Six hundred forty-five subjects with first-ever stroke, identified from the register. MEASUREMENTS: Subjects were assessed for cognition using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) 3 months after stroke. Cognitively impaired subjects (MMSE
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 700 - 706 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |