The development of cognitive impairment or dementia after stroke can be conceptualized as a balance between the impact of stroke lesions and preexisting pathology against the protective elements of cognitive reserve and brain resilience.1
(PSCI: Post-stroke cognitive impairment; PSD: Post-stroke dementia)
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