Has your doctor/hospital done anything since these earlier research results?
1. Your 33% dementia chance post-stroke from an Australian study? May 2012.
2. Then this study came out and seems to have a range from 17-66%. December 2013.
3. A 20% chance in this research. July 2013.
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=160924&CultureCode=en
Bleeding within the brain, or intracerebral hemorrhage, was associated with a high risk of developing dementia post stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2016.
Intracerebral hemorrhage, which results from a weakened vessel that ruptures and bleeds into the brain,represents 13 percent of all strokes. Researchers studied how often and why dementia might occur after intracerebral hemorrhage by following a population of 218 intracerebral stroke patients, who were free of dementia in the first six months after stroke.
They found:
- 20 percent had developed dementia at one year after stroke.
- 63 patients developed new onset dementia during an average follow-up of 5.4 years.
- Risk factors associated with a higher risk of dementia after intracerebral hemorrhage, included the location of the brain bleed, older age, history of a previous stroke or transient ischemic attack, higher stroke severity score and recurrent stroke during the follow-up.
- Risk factors identified on brain imaging were particularly linked with a very frequent cause of bleeding strokes called cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Additional Resources:
- Any available multimedia related to these tips are on the right column of this linkhttp://newsroom.heart.org/news/isc-16-wednesday-news-tips?preview=0a5ba41ae6d06babec5f52bf7f717541
- Stroke Caregiver Resources
- Emotional and Behavioral Conditions After Stroke
- Join the AHA/ASA Support Network to talk with others going through similar journeys including depression after stroke.
- Follow news from the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2016 via Twitter: @HeartNews #ISC16.
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