Baseline Cognitive Function, Recurrent Stroke, and Risk of Dementia in Patients With Stroke

Background and Purpose—To determine the interrelationships between baseline Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score and risk of overall dementia, post-recurrent stroke dementia, and dementia without recurrent stroke among patients with a history of stroke.

Methods—Prospective cohort study among participants enrolled in the Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study (PROGRESS) for whom baseline MMSE score was available. Baseline MMSE score was divided into 4 categories: 30, 29–27, 26–24, and <24.  Read more