Homocysteine and post-stroke cognitive decline
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Stroke and Cognitive Decline.
Stroke and cognitive impairment are common among older persons.1 It is estimated that the lifetime risk for stroke is approximately 1 in 5 for women and 1 in 6 for men,2 and almost one-third of persons with stroke, which typically may involve motor, sensory, or other deficits, may have a significant degree of cognitive impairment within several months of the event.1 Furthermore, silent strokes ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm006