Association of cognitive function very early after stroke with subjective cognitive complaints after 3 months, a register-based study

Alice Zanin, Malin Reinholdsson and Tamar Abzhandadze

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: Objective: Cognitive deficits are commonly observed after stroke and have been associated with the cognitive decline and development of dementia in later stages. This study aimed to investigate whether cognition screened at acute stroke units could explain subjective cognitive complaints 3 months after stroke and evaluate how the severity of stroke and age could influence this association. Methods: In this register-based longitudinal study, data were retrieved from three Swedish registers between November 2014 and June 2019. Information on subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) was collected from the Riksstroke 3-month follow-up form, which were used to analyze the primary outcomes. Cognitive function screened using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at acute stroke units was expressed as the primary independent variable. Results: Of the 1977 patients included in the study, 58% were males, the median age was 73 years, and 63% had a minor stroke. A total of 60% of patients had impaired cognition at acute stroke units (MoCA score,

Date: 2023
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