Prevalence and outcome of pre-onset frailty in patients with acute stroke

CONCLUSIONS: Approximately one-fourth of patients with first-onset stroke had pre-onset frailty; the rate doubled in recurrent stroke; these rates appear to be much larger than rate in healthy individuals. Pre-onset frailty, a negative independent factor affecting functional disability at discharge, is important for pre-onset frailty evaluation and rehabilitation intervention in acute stroke patients.PMID:38108292 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2023.2291898

Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - December 18, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Tatsuya Iwasawa Yoichiro Aoyagi Satoshi Suda Daisuke Ishiyama Kennosuke Toi Miho Ohashi Kazumi Kimura Source Type: research