title: Course of cognitive functioning during stroke rehabilitation.
abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the course of cognitive functioning within the subacute phase (< 4 months) after stroke during rehabilitation. Stroke patients admitted to a rehabilitation centre were submitted to a neuropsychological examination on admission (1 month post-stroke) and upon discharge (4 months post-stroke). Cognitive domains studied were attention, executive functioning, memory, and visual attention. Forty-two patients (mean age = 57.1 years; SD = 7.7) participated. At admission more than half of the patients showed deficits in attention and memory. Patients improved significantly on these domains; the largest improvement was seen in the domain of visual attention, while executive functioning did not improve significantly. A differential course of cognitive functioning was found in the subacute phase after stroke. The prognosis of visual attention is the most prominent.
authors.affiliation: a Adelante Rehabilitation Foundation , Hoensbroek , Limburg , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: S M C
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rasquin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Welter
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: van Heugten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation