Association between Carotid Plaque and Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Stroke Population: The SOS-Stroke Study.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to investigate the association between carotid plaques and cognitive impairment among patients with acute ischemic stroke, and to assess key clinical implications. In the Acute Ischemic Stroke Study, patients who received a cognitive testing and underwent complete carotid artery ultrasound scans were included. Cognitive function was measured by the mini-mental state examination. The cross-sectional relationships between cognitive impairment and carotid plaques were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Of the 3116 patients included in this study, 826 (26.51%) patients were diagnosed with cognitive impairment. After adjusting for potential confounders, patients with ≥2 carotid plaques (odds ratio [OR] = 1.47; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.19-1.82), patients w

SUBMITTER: Wang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5465192 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature