Association of Ischemic Stroke Incidence, Severity, and Recurrence With Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Ischemic stroke is associated with increased risk of dementia, but the association of stroke severity and recurrence with risk of impaired cognition is not well known.

Objective

To examine the risk of dementia after incident ischemic stroke and assess how it differed by stroke severity and recurrence.

Design, setting, and participants

The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study is an ongoing prospective cohort of 15 792 community-dwelling individuals from 4 US states (Mississippi, Maryland, Minnesota, and North Carolina). Among them, 15 379 participants free of stroke and dementia at baseline (1987 to 1989) were monitored through 2019. Data were analyzed from April to October 2021. Associations between dementia and time-varying ischemic stroke inci

SUBMITTER: Koton S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787684 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature