Post-stroke cognitive impairment and the risk of stroke recurrence and death in patients with insulin resistance

Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) is associated with etiology, severity, and functional outcome of stroke. The risks of recurrent stroke and death in patients with PSCI and insulin resistance (IR) is unknown. The goal of this study was to determine whether global and domain-specific cognitive impairment after stroke in patients with IR was associated with recurrent stroke and death.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 27, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Kat Schmidt, Melinda C. Power, Adam Ciarleglio, Zurab Nadareishvili, IRIS Study Group Source Type: research