US EditionHighly educated people face steeper brain decline after stroke
- Highly educated stroke survivors perform better in brain tests right after a stroke but experience a faster decline in cognitive functions afterwards, according to researchers at Michigan Medicine.
- The study published in JAMA Network Open involved data from over 2,000 stroke survivors between 1971 and 2019.
- Lead researcher Dr. Mellanie Springer noted that higher education may help retain cognitive ability until a critical brain injury threshold is reached, leading to rapid decline.
- Dr. Deborah Levine noted that dementia risk increases significantly after a stroke, stating that treatments to prevent cognitive decline after stroke are lacking.
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Highly educated people face steeper mental declines after stroke
Stroke survivors who have attended some level of higher education may face even steeper mental declines, according to a study. The findings suggest that attending higher education may enable people to retain greater cognitive ability until a critical threshold of brain injury is reached after a stroke.
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Highly educated people face steeper brain decline after stroke
People with higher education face a steeper decline in the ability to plan, organize and problem-solve following a stroke, compared to those with less than a high school degree, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
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