Cognitive impairment after stroke is common in the first year after a stroke, occurring in up to 60% of stroke survivors. It is most common within the first two weeks after a stroke.

Although cognitive impairment is reversible in some cases early after stroke, up to one-third of individuals with stroke develop dementia within 5 years.” – Dr. Steve Allder , consultant ...

Cognitive impairment is common among stroke survivors and cognition screenings should be part of a person’s multidisciplinary follow-up care, according to a new scientific statement from the ...

“Cognitive impairment after stroke ranges from mild impairment to dementia and may affect many aspects of life, such as remembering, thinking, planning, language and attention, ...

In addition, women are more likely than men to “develop post-stroke depression and cognitive impairment,” said Louise McCullough, the Roy M. & Phyllis Gough Huffington distinguished chair of ...

A new American Heart Association report shows that over half of stroke survivors develop cognitive impairment within a year. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

A new American Heart Association report shows that over half of stroke survivors develop cognitive impairment within a year. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

But according to an article in the medical journal Stroke, “More than 40% of stroke survivors are found with cognitive impairment (poststroke cognitive impairment [PSCI]) sometime after the event.

Injecting a natural hormone directly into the gut reduces the cognitive impairment that accompanies a stroke in the long term, according to a new study. The findings provide further evidence that ...

Statement Highlights: More than half of people who survive a stroke develop cognitive impairment within the first year after their stroke, and as many as 1 in 3 may develop dementia within 5 years.

“Cognitive impairment after stroke ranges from mild impairment to dementia and may affect many aspects of life, such as remembering, thinking, planning, language and attention, as well as a ...