Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Serial Montreal Cognitive Assessments Demonstrate Reversible Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke” | Zendy

Leka Sivakumar | Zendy; Mahesh Kate | Zendy; Laura Gioia | Zendy; Richard Camicioli | Zendy; Kenneth Butcher | Zendy

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Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Serial Montreal Cognitive Assessments Demonstrate Reversible Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke”

Author(s) -

Leka Sivakumar,

Mahesh Kate,

Laura Gioia,

Richard Camicioli,

Kenneth Butcher

Publication year - 2014

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/strokeaha.114.006360

Subject(s) - medicine , neurology , cognitive impairment , delirium , stroke (engine) , minor (academic) , cognition , montreal cognitive assessment , acute stroke , psychiatry , emergency department , law , mechanical engineering , political science , engineering

We thank Dr Regal for his interest and comments regarding our article.1 It is important to consider delirium in the differential diagnosis of stroke and to recognize that delirium can occur in the acute phase of ischemic stroke.2 We do agree that delirium and transient ischemic attack/minor stroke patients both exhibit rapid early neurological improvement. As pointed out by Dr Regal, these conditions are distinct from dementia and minimal cognitive impairment. Unlike the patients included in Dr Regal’s study, however, our patients demonstrated …

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