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The Study On Cognitive Function In Stroke Patients, Shih-Pin Chao, Shich-Fu Wu
The Study On Cognitive Function In Stroke Patients, Shih-Pin Chao, Shich-Fu Wu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a simple and effective bed-side screening test for cognitive function. Cognitive defect is frequently encountered clinically in stroke patients, but several sophisticated cognitive function tests are not proper for them. MMSE is used as a tool to investigate the correlation between cognitive function and the severity of brain damage of the stroke patient. A total of 65 patients, who had developed hemiplegia, hemiparesis or cerebellar dysfunction as a result of cerebral vascular disease, were collected in this study. All patients had received MMSE, motor status examination of affected limbs, and brain CT within 3 weeks …