Premorbid Employment and Education as Predictors of Recovery in General Cognition ten Years After Stroke Onset - A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Background: We have recently demonstrated significant general cognitive recovery with delayed improvement of working memory 10 years after stroke in a unique longitudinal cohort.Aim: This study investigated demographic and clinical characteristics relevant to improved functions 10-year first-ever stroke. Materials Methods: A prospective cohort was carried out 38 middle-aged (mean age =54 at onset) survivors. Cognition assessed thrice one week, seven months, ten the Working visuospatial function were Digit Span Block Design subtests, respectively. General cognition evaluated Mini-Mental State Examination two later time points. Multivariate linear regression used identify variables that may significantly predict follow-up. Results: found having full-time job prior stroke, suffering an ischemic (as opposed hemorrhagic) university education predicted superior (R2 0.77, p <0.001), while 1 week their respective follow-up 0.41, = 0.003). Conclusions: Our results indicate premorbid employment status higher as well suffered from rather than hemorrhagic might among individuals