Methodological Factors in Determining Rates of Dementia in Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
Author(s) -
Sarah T. Pendlebury,
PingJen Chen,
Linda Bull,
L E Silver,
Ziyah Mehta,
Peter M. Rothwell
Publication year - 2015
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.114.008043
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , stroke (engine) , comorbidity , vascular dementia , population , ischemic stroke , cardiology , pediatrics , ischemia , disease , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Many previous studies on dementia in stroke have restrictive inclusion criteria, which may result in underestimation of dementia rates. We undertook a large prospective population-based study of all transient ischemic attack and stroke to determine the impact of study entry criteria on measured rates of pre- and postevent dementia.
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