The Study on Cognitive Function in Stroke Patients

Authors

Shih-Pin Chao
Shich-Fu Wu

Translated Title

腦中風患者認知功能障礙之探討

Abstract

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a simple and effective bed-side screening test for cognitive function. Cognitive defect is frequently encountered clinically in stroke patients, but several sophisticated cognitive function tests are not proper for them. MMSE is used as a tool to investigate the correlation between cognitive function and the severity of brain damage of the stroke patient. A total of 65 patients, who had developed hemiplegia, hemiparesis or cerebellar dysfunction as a result of cerebral vascular disease, were collected in this study. All patients had received MMSE, motor status examination of affected limbs, and brain CT within 3 weeks after stroke; in addition, the educational level, age, sex, and previous stroke history of these patients were recorded in detail.The cutting point of MMSE was 26/27. 57% of these stroke patients and 63-73% of the elderly stroke patients were considered to have cognitive impairment in this study. The MMSE scores of the stroke patients were statistically significantly correlated with patients’ brain atrophy, educational level and age.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

81

Last Page

90

Recommended Citation

Chao, Shih-Pin and Wu, Shich-Fu (1997) "The Study on Cognitive Function in Stroke Patients," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 25: Iss. 1, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.2024
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol25/iss1/10