Impact of Bilingualism on Cognitive Outcome After Stroke

Impact of Bilingualism on Cognitive Outcome After Stroke

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE—Bilingualism has been associated with slower cognitive aging and a later onset of dementia. In this study, we aimed to determine whether bilingualism also influences cognitive outcome after stroke. METHODS—We examined 608 patients with ischemic stroke from a large stroke regis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Stroke (1970) 2016-01, Vol.47 (1), p.258-261
Hauptverfasser: Alladi, Suvarna, Bak, Thomas H, Mekala, Shailaja, Rajan, Amulya, Chaudhuri, Jaydip Ray, Mioshi, Eneida, Krovvidi, Rajesh, Surampudi, Bapiraju, Duggirala, Vasanta, Kaul, Subhash
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis
Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology
Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology
Cognitive Reserve
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multilingualism
Neuropsychological Tests
Registries
Stroke - diagnosis
Stroke - epidemiology
Stroke - psychology
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE—Bilingualism has been associated with slower cognitive aging and a later onset of dementia. In this study, we aimed to determine whether bilingualism also influences cognitive outcome after stroke. METHODS—We examined 608 patients with ischemic stroke from a large stroke registry and studied the role of bilingualism in predicting poststroke cognitive impairment in the absence of dementia. RESULTS—A larger proportion of bilinguals had normal cognition compared with monolinguals (40.5% versus 19.6%; P
ISSN:0039-2499
1524-4628
DOI:10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010418