Functional Trajectories, Cognition, and Subclinical Cerebrovascular Disease [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—PI-SBI moderated the association between cognition and functional trajectories, with 3-fold greater decline among those with PI-SBI (compared with no PI-SBI) and normal baseline cognition. This highlights the strong and independent association between subclinical markers and patient-centered trajectories over time.

Source: Stroke - February 26, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Mandip S. Dhamoon, Ying-Kuen Cheung, Jose Gutierrez, Yeseon P. Moon, Ralph L. Sacco, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Clinton B. Wright Tags: Epidemiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research