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Stroke is currently the fifth highest cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of long-term disability.1 While physicians, patients, and their families crave answers regarding potential prognosis immediately after infarct, few tools currently exist for such predication, especially in the acute setting. For many years, the recovery literature focused on improvement in motor function. More recently, attention has shifted toward cognition, which can be substantially impaired after even minor stroke.2,3 This dysfunction can be progressive4 and may therefore affect long-term prognosis and reduce quality of life.2,3,5 Cognitive dysfunction, however, not only may be an important component of a poor long-term outcome but also may serve as a predictor for those at highest risk of functional decline after stroke.
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