Objective: To assess the cognitive impairment in stroke patients. Study Design:Observational study. Setting: Department of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical & HealthSciences Hospital Jamshoro and Hyderabad. Period: 01stAugust 2013 to 1stFeburary 2014.Methods: One hundredpatients with the established diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident(CVA)or stroke were recruited by purposive sampling technique after obtaining a well informedconsent. Socio-demographic data on a semi-structured proforma were recorded. Mini-MentalState Examination test was used to assess the cognitive impairment. Results: Cognitiveimpairment was found in all the patients with stroke. Moderate cognitive impairment was foundin 57%, mild cognitive impairment in 29% and severe cognitive impairment in 14% of strokepatients. Conclusion: Cognitive impairment was present in almost all the stroke patients andwe noticed that moderate cognitive impairment was very common.
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