Objective:To search, evaluate and integrate the best evidence for early recognition of patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI).Methods:With"stroke""cognitive impairment"and"identif"as search terms, according to the 6S evidence resource pyramid model, a top-down systematic retrieval was conducted for literature on early identification of PSCI in UpToDate, BMJ Best Practice, the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), National institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Medlive and other guideline websites, American Stroke Association (ASA), American Heart Association (AHA), European Stroke Organization (ESO), Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC), Australian Stroke Foundation (ASF), Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and other association networks, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang Knowledge Data Service Platform, VIP database, Chinese Biomedical Database, Chinese Medical Journal Full Text Database and other databases. The search time was from the establishment of the databases to February 8, 2024. Two researchers trained in normative evidence-based methodology conducted literature screening, quality evaluation, and independent evidence extraction in accordance with the principle of evidence integration.Results:A total of 21 articles were included, including 1 clinical decision support, 8 guidelines, 3 expert consensus, and 9 systematic reviews. The best evidence summarized included 24 recommendations from 6 aspects, including screening objects, screening timing, screening practitioners, pre-screening assessment, screening tools and post-screening assessment, of which 70.8% was class 2b and above evidence, and 41.7% of the evidence was recommended with strength A.Conclusions:The literature on early identification of PSCI patients is of high quality and high level of evidence. The key to early identification of PSCI patients for medical professionals is to consider individual differences, select appropriate screening tools and conduct cognitive screening as soon as possible.