Abraham Kwan1, Jingkai Wei1, N Maritza Dowling2, Melinda C Power1, Zurab Nadareishvili3,4. 1. Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 2. Department of Acute and Chronic Care, School of Nursing, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 3. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, nadareiz@gmail.com. 4. Stroke Center, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia, USA, nadareiz@gmail.com.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Patients with poststroke cognitive impairment appear to be at higher risk of recurrent stroke and death. However, whether cognitive impairment after lacunar stroke is associated with recurrent stroke and death remains unclear. We assessed whether global or domain-specific cognitive impairment after lacunar stroke is associated with recurrent stroke and death. METHODS: We considered patients from the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes (SPS3) trial with a baseline cognitive exam administered in English by certified SPS3 personnel, 14-180 days after qualifying lacunar stroke. We considered a baseline score of ≤86 on the Cognitive Assessment Screening Instrument to indicate global cognitive impairment, <10 on the Clock Drawing on Command test to indicate executive function impairment, and domain-specific summary scores in the lowest quartile to indicate memory and nonmemory impairment. We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the association between poststroke cognitive impairment and subsequent risk of recurrent stroke and death. RESULTS: The study included 1,528 participants with a median enrollment time of 62 days after qualifying stroke. During a mean follow-up of 3.9 years, 11.4% of participants had recurrent stroke and 8.2% died. In the fully adjusted models, memory impairment was independently associated with an increased risk of recurrent stroke (hazard ratio, 1.48; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.04-2.09) and death (hazard ratio, 1.87; 95% CI: 1.25-2.79). Global impairment (hazard ratio, 1.66; 95% CI: 1.06-2.59) and nonmemory impairment (hazard ratio, 1.74; 95% CI: 1.14-2.67) were associated with an increased risk of death. DISCUSSION/ CONCLUSION: After lacunar stroke, memory impairment was an independent predictor of recurrent stroke and death, while global and nonmemory impairment were associated with death. Cognitive screening in lacunar stroke may help identify populations at higher risk of recurrent stroke and death.
INTRODUCTION: Patients with poststroke cognitive impairment appear to be at higher risk of recurrent stroke and death. However, whether cognitive impairment after lacunar stroke is associated with recurrent stroke and death remains unclear. We assessed whether global or domain-specific cognitive impairment after lacunar stroke is associated with recurrent stroke and death. METHODS: We considered patients from the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes (SPS3) trial with a baseline cognitive exam administered in English by certified SPS3 personnel, 14-180 days after qualifying lacunar stroke. We considered a baseline score of ≤86 on the Cognitive Assessment Screening Instrument to indicate global cognitive impairment, <10 on the Clock Drawing on Command test to indicate executive function impairment, and domain-specific summary scores in the lowest quartile to indicate memory and nonmemory impairment. We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the association between poststroke cognitive impairment and subsequent risk of recurrent stroke and death. RESULTS: The study included 1,528 participants with a median enrollment time of 62 days after qualifying stroke. During a mean follow-up of 3.9 years, 11.4% of participants had recurrent stroke and 8.2% died. In the fully adjusted models, memory impairment was independently associated with an increased risk of recurrent stroke (hazard ratio, 1.48; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.04-2.09) and death (hazard ratio, 1.87; 95% CI: 1.25-2.79). Global impairment (hazard ratio, 1.66; 95% CI: 1.06-2.59) and nonmemory impairment (hazard ratio, 1.74; 95% CI: 1.14-2.67) were associated with an increased risk of death. DISCUSSION/ CONCLUSION: After lacunar stroke, memory impairment was an independent predictor of recurrent stroke and death, while global and nonmemory impairment were associated with death. Cognitive screening in lacunar stroke may help identify populations at higher risk of recurrent stroke and death.
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