Validation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Versus Mini-Mental State Examination Against Hypertension and Hypertensive Arteriopathy After Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— The stronger relationship between impairment on the MoCA with hypertensive arteriopathy, independent of age, indicates a greater sensitivity for vascular-origin cognitive impairment. Use of MoCA should improve sensitivity for cognitive impairment and treatment effects in future studies.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/45/11/3337?rss=1

Source: Stroke - October 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Webb, A. J. S., Pendlebury, S. T., Li, L., Simoni, M., Lovett, N., Mehta, Z., Rothwell, P. M. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research