Prevalence of stroke-related sarcopenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives: Although the skeletal muscle is the main effector of disability in stroke, evidence on post-stroke skeletal muscle is scarce; especially, the prevalence of stroke-related sarcopenia remains unclear. Thus, we aimed to systematically search the prevalence of sarcopenia in stroke survivors and synthesize pooled estimates of overall prevalence of stroke-related sarcopenia and prevalence stratified by sex, country, time since stroke onset, and diagnostic criteria of sarcopenia. Methods: We performed systematic searches in the MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research