Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases: Mild cognitive impairment and receipt of procedures for acute ischemic stroke in older adults

Mild cognitive impairment and receipt of procedures for acute ischemic stroke in older adults

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | Deborah A. Levine, MD, MPH, Andrzej Galecki, MD, PhD, Mohammed Kabeto, MS, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, MD, Darin B. Zahuranec, MD, Lewis B. Morgenstern, MD, Lynda D. Lisabeth, PhD, MPH, Bruno Giordani, PhD, Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD | October 29, 2020

Differences in receipt of guideline-concordant procedures after AIS exist between patients with pre-existing MCI and normal cognition. These differences were largely explained by patient and regional factors associated with receiving less AIS care.

Older patients with pre-existing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) receive less evidence-based care after acute myocardial infarction, however, whether they receive less care after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is unknown. We compared receipt of guideline-concordant procedures after AIS between older adults with pre-existing MCI and normal cognition. Full study results can be found here:

Levine DA, Galecki A, Kabeto M, Nallamothu BK, Zahuranec DB, Morgenstern LB, Lisabeth LD, Giordani B, Langa KM. Mild cognitive impairment and receipt of procedures for acute ischemic stroke in older adults. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Oct;29(10):105083. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105083. Epub 2020 Aug 2. PMID: 32912555; PMCID: PMC7490756.