A systematic review and meta-analysis identified 73 publications, across 59 years, including 7,511 patients after stroke, from which the estimates shown on the slide are derived.1 The prevalence rates of post-stroke dementia were heterogenous across these studies, ranging from 7.4% in population-based studies to 41.3% in hospital-based studies.1 The results highlight the importance of good stroke care to reduce the burden of dementia on patients.1
References:
1.Pendlebury ST, Rothwell PM. Prevalence, incidence, and factors associated with pre-stroke and post-stroke dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Neurol 2009; 8: 1006–1018.
2.Pendlebury ST, Rothwell PM; Oxford Vascular Study. Incidence and prevalence of dementia associated with transient ischaemic attack and stroke: analysis of the population-based Oxford Vascular Study. Lancet Neurol 2019; 18 (3): 248–258.
3.Craig L, Hoo ZL, Yan TZ, et al. Prevalence of dementia in ischaemic or mixed stroke populations: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2022; 93 (2): 180–187.
