Mechanisms

How it works

Highlighted claims

• The study frames post-stroke cognitive impairment as multifactorial across vascular, demographic, socioeconomic, psychological, behavioural, and nutritional pathways. — Prevalence and risk factors of cognitive impairment among stroke survivors in India: an analysis of cross-sectional data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
• Stroke can directly contribute to vascular cognitive impairment through brain injury and indirectly through comorbidities and functional decline. — Prevalence and risk factors of cognitive impairment among stroke survivors in India: an analysis of cross-sectional data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
• Physical activity may protect cognition after stroke through neurotransmitter, mood, cerebral blood volume, and brain volume mechanisms. — Prevalence and risk factors of cognitive impairment among stroke survivors in India: an analysis of cross-sectional data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
• Low BMI may reflect nutritional and biological factors linked to cognitive decline after stroke. — Prevalence and risk factors of cognitive impairment among stroke survivors in India: an analysis of cross-sectional data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India