Clinical Determination and Reason of Poststroke Dementia
- VernacularTitle:脑卒中后痴呆的相关因素探讨
- Author:
Yanhui YI
;
Haifeng PENG
;
Shijun ZHOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dementia,stroke;
Risk factors
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2001;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the clinical determination and mechanism of poststroke dementia.Methods 186 consecutively hospitalized patients who at admission after stroke,completed clinical valuation of neural-functional defect and intelligence assessments,and head CT scan.Their intelligene performances were assessed again after three months .Results Frequency of poststroke dementia was 32 5% .Poststroke dementia was related to age,level of education,residential area,hypertension ,hyperlipidemia,the location and severity of stroke,history of coronary heart disease and diabetes.But it unrelated to sex,smoking,alcohol drinking and type of stroke.Conclusions Dementia is frequently occurred after stroke,and multiple risk factors contribute to its occurrence
