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  • Minor stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) can lead to cognitive changes.
  • A 'vascular' cognitive profile often includes preserved episodic memory, yet memory complaints persist in some patients.
  • Accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) has been observed in other neurological conditions using specific memory paradigms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the presence of accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) in patients following a minor stroke or TIA.
  • To compare one-week delayed recall and recognition memory between patients and healthy controls.
  • To assess if subjective memory complaints correlate with objective memory performance in this cohort.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of patients with minor stroke or TIA was compared to a healthy control group.
  • Participants underwent memory testing including short-delay recall and one-week delayed recall and recognition.
  • Subjective memory worries were assessed using self-report questionnaires.

Main Results:

  • Patients with minor stroke/TIA demonstrated significantly worse performance on one-week delayed memory tests compared to controls.
  • No significant memory impairment was detected between groups after a short delay.
  • Patients did not report higher levels of memory worries than the control group.

Conclusions:

  • Accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) may be a subtle cognitive deficit following minor stroke or TIA.
  • The findings suggest potential issues with memory consolidation that are not apparent with standard short-delay testing.
  • Factors such as reduced effort, attention, or mnemonic strategy use may underlie these subtle consolidation problems.