Risk factors for post-stroke cognitive impairment

Some of the risk factors for cognitive impairment after stroke are general, imitating risk of cognitive impairment pre-stroke, and others are partly stroke specific.¹ As shown on the slide, the risk factors for post-stroke cognitive impairment can be visualised as a collection of risks balanced against factors that protect the brain, i.e., the concept of brain reserve.¹

Reference:
1. El Husseini N, Katzan IL, Rost NS, et al.; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Hypertension; and Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. Cognitive impairment after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2023; 54 (6): e272–e291.