Long-Term Cognitive Monitoring Warranted After First Stroke

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Long-Term Cognitive Monitoring Warranted After First Stroke
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New data showed stroke is associated with accelerated long-term cognitive decline, emphasizing the need for ongoing cognitive monitoring.

A first stroke in older adults is associated with substantial immediate and accelerated long-term cognitive decline, suggested a new study that underscores the need for continuous cognitive monitoring in this patient population.

She also noted that poststroke care typically includes physical rehabilitation but not cognitive rehabilitation, which many rehabilitation centers aren't equipped to provide.Cognitive impairment after stroke is common, but the trajectory of cognitive decline following a first stroke, relative to prestroke cognitive function, remains unclear.

During a mean follow-up of 7.5 years, 1041 adults experienced a first stroke, a mean of 4.5 years after study entry. In terms of cognitive trajectory, the rate of decline before stroke in survivors was similar to that seen in peers who didn't have a stroke .

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