Open AccessDementia as a Predictor of Adverse Outcomes Following Stroke
Author(s) -
David W. Desmond,
Joan T. Moroney,
Emilia Bagiella,
Mary Sano,
Yaakov Stern
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.1.69
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , stroke (engine) , adverse effect , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
Although it is understood that dementia is a risk factor for adverse outcomes, little is known about the predictive validity of the numerous methods that have been proposed for its diagnosis. Thus, we performed the present study to assess the utility of a variety of diagnostic methods in the prediction of adverse outcomes following stroke.
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