Several factors relating to the characteristics of stroke can be grouped together, and form part of a person’s risk of dementia after stroke alongside their demographic and genetic makeup, and various modifiable risk factors (e.g., hypertension, diabetes).1,2
References:
1. 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.
2. Hu GC, Chen YM. Post-stroke dementia: epidemiology, mechanisms and management. Int J Gerontol 2017; 11 (4): 210–214.