[Cognitive vascular disorders and morphometric parameters of the prefrontal, dorsolateral cortex and thalamus in
G A Bulyakova1,2, L R Akhmadeeva1,3, I A Lackman4
1Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia.
Objective:
To assess the relationship between the size of the prefrontal, dorsolateral cortex and the thalamus according to brain CT scans and cognitive functions in patients in the early recovery period of cerebral ischemic stroke.
Material And Methods:
One hundred two patients (67.6% males) in the early recovery period of ischemic stroke were examined using a short scale of mental status and the Montreal scale of cognitive function and morphometry of the dorsolateral cortex and thalamus according to brain CT scans performed in the acute period of ischemic stroke. The mean age was 63 years [59; 69.75].
Results:
Obtained data indicate a statistically significant direct association between the thickness of the dorsolateral cortex bilaterally and cognitive preservation. The thalamus size was not associated with cognitive functioning assessed in the early recovery period of ischemic stroke.
Conclusion:
The thalamus sizes of the studied patients were not directly related to cognitive functions, and the thickness of the prefrontal, dorsolateral cortex on both sides was in direct correlation with mental health indicators.
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