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

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

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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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 TP22: Delirium, Infection, and Risk of Dementia in Patients With and Without Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP22-ATP22, February 1, 2024. Background:The increased risk of dementia after delirium and infection might be influenced by cerebral small vessel disease-SVD. Dementia was diagnosed using clinical/cognitive assessment, medical records and death certificates. vs. 3.41,1.91-6.09,

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Abstract TP208: Pre-Existing Dementia Should Not Be Independently Associated Short-Term Functional Outcome in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Sub-Analysis of the PASTA Registry Study

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP208-ATP208, February 1, 2024. Background:The aging of the population is associated with an increasing number of stroke patients with pre-existing dementia. PED was defined as any type of dementia that was present prior to the index stroke.

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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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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 72: Association Between Stroke Subtype and Post-Stroke Cognitive Decline: A Pooled Cohort Analysis of Four Cohorts

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A72-A72, February 1, 2024. Introduction:Associations between stroke subtype and post-stroke cognitive decline are unclear. Of the ischemic strokes, 22% were small-vessel occlusion, 8% large artery atherosclerosis, 21% cardioembolic, and 49% cryptogenic/other determined etiology.

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