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Research finds risk of dementia nearly three times higher the first year after a stroke

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Having a stroke may significantly increase the risk of developing dementia. The risk of dementia was the highest in the first year after a stroke and remained elevated over a period of 20 years, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2024, held in Phoenix, Feb.

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Adverse Social Determinants of Health Linked to Treatment-resistant Hypertension in Black Americans

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Getty Images milla1cf Thu, 05/16/2024 - 15:37 May 16, 2024 — People were more likely to develop a type of treatment-resistant hypertension when they experienced adverse effects of economic and social conditions that influence individual and group differences in health status, known as social determinants of health. Over a period of 9.5

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Abstract TMP92: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment in Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Reperfusion Treatment Outcomes

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP92-ATMP92, February 1, 2024. Background:Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) and intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) outcomes are unclear in patients with pre-stroke dementia or cognitive impairment. EVT in dementia patients in one study found only increased odds of ICH (adjusted OR 1.57

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Abstract WMP16: Multi-Marker Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Score and Risk of Incident Dementia in the Framingham Heart Study

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP16-AWMP16, February 1, 2024. Background:Individual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) are associated with impaired cognition and dementia but may not reflect the overall burden of CSVD. Over a median follow-up time of 6.4 years (Q1-Q3: 4.6-11.3),

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Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Imaging of Atherosclerotic Intracranial Disease

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue 2 , Page 311-323, February 1, 2024. Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is one of the most common causes of stroke worldwide. In addition to stroke, ICAD increases the risk of dementia and cognitive decline, magnifying ICAD societal burden.

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Abstract WMP13: The Modifying Effects of Psychosocial Health on the Association Between Cerebrovascular Health and Dementia Risk: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Neurocognitive Study

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP13-AWMP13, February 1, 2024. Introduction:Associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers of vascular pathology and dementia risk in older adults have been established, but it remains less clear how lifestyle factors may modify this association.

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Abstract TP298: Patterns of In-Hospital Prescribing of Post-Stroke Antidepressants in a Comprehensive Stroke Center

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP298-ATP298, February 1, 2025. Background:Post stroke depression (PSD) affects over 33% of stroke survivors with the highest incidence occurring in the first year after stroke. Predictors of PSD include stroke severity, cognitive impairment, age, and physical disability.