Cognitive performance is associated with return to work after ischemic stroke in young adults: The ODYSSEY study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Limited data exist on cognitive performance and return to work after ischemic stroke, especially in patients under 50 years. We investigated whether cognitive performance in the subacute phase after ischemic stroke in young adults was associated with unemployment and the inability to retain their jobs among those who returned to work.

Patients and methods

We conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study between 2013 and 2021, enrolling patients aged 18-49 years with first-ever ischemic stroke. Cognitive assessments were performed within 6 months following the index event, covering seven cognitive domains. We categorized patients with cognitive impairment (Z-score < -1.5 on a domain) and as no/mild or major vascular cognitive disorder (VCD; Z-sco

SUBMITTER: Schellekens MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907581 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature