Prevalence of post-stroke dementia (PSD)

As shown on the slide, the rates of dementia in the first year after stroke ranged as high as 41.3% (in hospital-based studies of recurrent stroke in which pre-stroke dementia was included).¹ The factors associated with dementia after stroke are similar to those associated with dementia before stroke, and include older age, and female sex.¹

Reference:
1. Pendlebury ST. Dementia in patients hospitalized with stroke: rates, time course, and clinico-pathologic factors. Int J Stroke 2012; 7 (7): 570–581.