Abstract
Objective: To investigate whether poststroke dementia (PSD) diagnosed after ischaemic stroke predicts recurrent ischaemic stroke in long-term follow-up. Methods: We included 486 consecutive patients with ischaemic stroke (388 with first-ever stroke) admitted to Helsinki University Central Hospital who were followed-up for 12 years. Dementia was diagnosed in 115 patients using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition (DSM-III) criteria. The effects of risk factors and PSD on survival free of recurrent stroke were estimated using Kaplan-Meier log-rank analyses, and the HRs for stroke recurrence were calculated using Cox proportional hazards models. Results: In the entire cohort, patients with PSD had a shorter mean time to recurrent stroke (7.13 years, 95% CI 6.20 to 8.06) than patients without dementia (9.41 years, 8.89 to 9.92: log rank p
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 722-726 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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