Association of Stroke With Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, and Functional Disability in the Very Old | Zendy

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Association of Stroke With Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, and Functional Disability in the Very Old

Author(s) -

Li Zhu,

Laura Fratiglioni,

Zhenchao Guo,

Hedda AgüeroTorres,

Bengt Winblad,

Matti Viitanen

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.29.10.2094

Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , confidence interval , population , gerontology , cohort , cohort study , cognition , physical therapy , psychiatry , disease , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering

Stroke is a major cause of disability in the elderly and is also related to the development of dementia, which is another important source of disability in old age. The aim of the present study was to examine the potential impact of stroke on cognitive and functional status in a community-based cohort of individuals aged 75 years and older.

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