Journal article
Care and outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke with and without preexisting dementia
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical characteristics and evaluate processes of care and outcomes at discharge in patients with ischemic stroke with and without preexisting dementia.
METHODS: Retrospective cohort study using the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network including patients presenting with an acute ischemic stroke between 2003 and 2008. Preexisting dementia was defined as any type of dementia that was present prior to the index stroke …
Authors
Saposnik G; Cote R; Rochon PA; Mamdani M; Liu Y; Raptis S; Kapral MK; Black SE
Journal
Neurology, Vol. 77, No. 18, pp. 1664–1673
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2011
DOI
10.1212/wnl.0b013e31823648f1
ISSN
0028-3878