Impact of sarcopenia on functional and cognitive recovery in Caucasian post-stroke patients following rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Sarcopenia, a progressive and generalized skeletal muscle disorder, significantly hinders post-stroke recovery. Existing research has focused exclusively on Asian populations, leaving effects in Caucasian cohorts largely unexplored. This study aims to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia, as defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) criteria, on functional and cognitive recovery in subacute post-stroke patients undergoing a rehabilitation program.

Methods

Eighty seven subacute post-stroke patients (71 [61-78] years; 42 women) were evaluated at admission (T0) and after 6 weeks of rehabilitation (T1). At T0, demographic, clinical, and nutritional data were collected, and sarcopenia was diagnosed. Functional and cognitive outco

SUBMITTER: Guerrini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12753416 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature