COGNITIVE DISORDERS AFTER A STROKE

Аннотация

As medical care for stroke patients improves and mortality decreases, the proportion of patients with cognitive disorders will increase. An important factor contributing to the increase in the number of this category of patients is the change in The demographic situation in the world is an increase in the number of elderly and senile people. In elderly people, even a small ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke can worsen the existing slight decrease in cognitive functions associated with age-related changes, chronic cerebral circulatory insufficiency, hidden by the current neurodegenerative process. At the same time, cognitive decline worsens the quality of life of patients, leads to impaired social activity and disability.