Cognitive impairment after stroke is common, and early diagnosis and treatment needed

More than half of stroke survivors may develop cognitive impairment within a year after their stroke, and 1 in 3 are at risk for developing dementia within 5 years, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

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