Medicus, Vol. 31 No. 1 Moždani udar, 2022.
Pregledni rad
Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment
Vladimira Vuletić
Sažetak
Post-stroke cognitive impairment is a common occurrence in stroke patients. This is often a neglected consequence of stroke that affects the rehabilitation of patients. The risks of cognitive impairment after stroke are many: demographic (age, education level, previous stroke, etc.), vascular factors (diabetes, hypertension, stroke type, affected brain area (location size, etc.), pre-stroke cognitive and functional status, the presence of depression and functional disability. Neuroradiological methods may show global cerebral atrophy or regional atrophy such as hippocampal atrophy or medial temporal lobe atrophy, white matter lesions and changes, silent infarcts, lacunar infarcts and microbleeds. The mechanism of post-stroke dementia is still unknown. In this article, we will describe the epidemiological characteristics, mechanism, risk factors and treatment options for cognitive problems after stroke.
Ključne riječi
post-stroke cognitive impairment; mild cognitive impairment; dementia
Hrčak ID:
275923
URI
Datum izdavanja:
2.5.2022.
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