Poststroke dementia predicting survival in longterm follow-up: influence of prestroke cognitive decline and previous stroke

Susanna Melkas (1) , Niku Kj Oksala (2) , Hanna Jokinen (3) , Tarja Pohjasvaara (1) , Risto Vataja (3) , Anni Oksala (4) , Markku Kaste (1) , Pekka J Karhunen (4) , Timo Erkinjuntti (1)

1 HUS - Helsinki University Hospital [Finland]
2 Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere
3 Faculty of Medecine [Helsinki]
4 University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of poststroke dementia on longterm survival after acute stroke, focusing also on the possible influence of prestroke cognitive decline and previous stroke.

Mots clés: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMENTIA; STROKE

Susanna Melkas, Niku Kj Oksala, Hanna Jokinen, Tarja Pohjasvaara, Risto Vataja, et al.. Poststroke dementia predicting survival in longterm follow-up: influence of prestroke cognitive decline and previous stroke. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2009, 80 (8), pp.865. ⟨10.1136/jnnp.2008.166603⟩. ⟨hal-00552738⟩