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Vascular Cognitive Impairment In First Ever Ischemic Stroke Survivors, Sarfraz Ahmed Mahesar, Raheel Ahmed Channa, Alam Ibrahim Siddiqui
Vascular Cognitive Impairment In First Ever Ischemic Stroke Survivors, Sarfraz Ahmed Mahesar, Raheel Ahmed Channa, Alam Ibrahim Siddiqui
Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)
Stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIA) are highly prevalent in Pakistan. Post stroke dementia (PSD) is one of the main causes of dependency in survivors and includes any dementia after a stroke, irrespective of its cause, which includes vascular, degenerative, or mixed. Many Independent survivors have residual physical or cognitive deficits, or behavioral changes which can affect family life and have professional consequences. Study design: Cross sectional study at Department of Neurology CMC Hospital Larkana from Aug-2014 to Jan-2015 to find out frequency of dementia in first ever ischemic stroke patients, its severity and outcome. Methods: Study approved from ethical …