Cognitive screen and employment long‐term after infratentorial stroke.
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| Title: | Cognitive screen and employment long‐term after infratentorial stroke. |
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| Authors: | Hofgren, Caisa (AUTHOR), Samuelsson, Hans (AUTHOR), Klasson, Sofia (AUTHOR), Jern, Christina (AUTHOR), Sunnerhagen, Katharina S. (AUTHOR), Jood, Katarina (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. May2022, Vol. 145 Issue 5, p610-618. 9p. |
| Subjects: | Multi-infarct dementia, Ischemic stroke, Employment statistics, Brain stem, Employment, Cognition disorders |
| Abstract: | Objectives: Motor problems are well‐described neurological deficits that occur commonly after an infratentorial ischemic stroke. However, the brain stem and cerebellum are also part of the neural interconnections responsible for cognition, emotions, and behavioral responses. We lack studies on long‐term cognitive outcomes and patient employment after an infratentorial stroke. In the present study, we described and compared long‐term poststroke cognitive outcomes and employment between patients that experienced infratentorial and supratentorial ischemic strokes. Materials and Methods: We included consecutive patients that experienced an acute ischemic stroke at ≤58 years of age. Patients were classified according to the stroke location. At seven years poststroke, surviving participants were assessed for neurological deficits (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS]), functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS]), cognitive function Barrow Neurological Institute Screen (BNIS), and employment. Results: Among 141 participants, 25 (18%) had infratentorial and 116 (82%) had supratentorial strokes. At the 7‐year poststroke follow‐up, there was no significant difference in BNIS total scores; with a median of 43 (IQR 40.5–46) and 41 (IQR 38–46) in the infratentorial and supratentorial groups, respectively. This result indicated that cognitive dysfunction occurred frequently in both groups. Similar employment rates were observed in the infratentorial (48%) and supratentorial (55%) groups. Both groups had a median NIHSS score of 0 and a median mRS score of 2 at the 7‐year follow‐up. Conclusion: Patients who survived an infratentorial or supratentorial ischemic stroke had similar rates of long‐term cognitive dysfunction and difficulties in returning and/or remaining at work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Objectives: Motor problems are well‐described neurological deficits that occur commonly after an infratentorial ischemic stroke. However, the brain stem and cerebellum are also part of the neural interconnections responsible for cognition, emotions, and behavioral responses. We lack studies on long‐term cognitive outcomes and patient employment after an infratentorial stroke. In the present study, we described and compared long‐term poststroke cognitive outcomes and employment between patients that experienced infratentorial and supratentorial ischemic strokes. Materials and Methods: We included consecutive patients that experienced an acute ischemic stroke at ≤58 years of age. Patients were classified according to the stroke location. At seven years poststroke, surviving participants were assessed for neurological deficits (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS]), functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS]), cognitive function Barrow Neurological Institute Screen (BNIS), and employment. Results: Among 141 participants, 25 (18%) had infratentorial and 116 (82%) had supratentorial strokes. At the 7‐year poststroke follow‐up, there was no significant difference in BNIS total scores; with a median of 43 (IQR 40.5–46) and 41 (IQR 38–46) in the infratentorial and supratentorial groups, respectively. This result indicated that cognitive dysfunction occurred frequently in both groups. Similar employment rates were observed in the infratentorial (48%) and supratentorial (55%) groups. Both groups had a median NIHSS score of 0 and a median mRS score of 2 at the 7‐year follow‐up. Conclusion: Patients who survived an infratentorial or supratentorial ischemic stroke had similar rates of long‐term cognitive dysfunction and difficulties in returning and/or remaining at work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00016314 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ane.13594 |
