Balance and Mobility as Predictors of Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment.

摘要: Background: The number of patients with cognitive impairment following stroke is increasing due to the rise in survivors. Health authorities highlight need for prediction and early diagnostics. aims this study were investigate if balance mobility may predict 1 year after stroke. Methods: participants first-ever or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). exclusion criteria pre-stroke dementia. Measurements comprised Berg Balance Scale (BBS) Figure Eight test (Fig8). Mobility was measured by maximum walking speed Timed Up Go test. Dementia mild merged into a main outcome: impairment. Unadjusted adjusted multivariate logistic regression models performed. Results: One hundred eighty subjects performed measures at baseline, 158 participated follow-up; 13 died 9 did not complete follow-up. Two variables made significant contribution analyses (Fig8, BBS). strongest predictor Fig8 an odds ratio 1.06. Conclusion: results BBS acute phase predictors later cohort TIA.