Multiple Strokes Rather Than Underlying Vascular Risk Factors Increase Risk Of Post-Stroke Dementia
Medical News Today
27 September 2009
Multiple strokes and the complications and characteristics of the stroke itself are more important predictors of post-stroke dementia than are underlying vascular risk factors. As such, providing the best possible stroke care and secondary prevention measures could reduce the burden of dementia. These are the conclusions of an Article published Online First and in the November edition of The Lancet Neurology.
27 September 2009
Multiple strokes and the complications and characteristics of the stroke itself are more important predictors of post-stroke dementia than are underlying vascular risk factors. As such, providing the best possible stroke care and secondary prevention measures could reduce the burden of dementia. These are the conclusions of an Article published Online First and in the November edition of The Lancet Neurology.
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