DEliriuM in STroke: the Link Between Stroke, Delirium and Long-term Cognitive Impairment
Primary objective of this study: determine whether PSD is a risk factor for PSCI, independent of brain frailty and premorbid cognitive functioning. Secondary objectives: 1. to investigate the role of infarct location, imaging markers of brain frailty and brain network disintegration in the development of PSD; 2. to investigate the role of persistent brain network disintegration in the development of PSCI.
• 18 years or older,
• clinical diagnosis of first-ever ischemic stroke (onset \<72h at time of inclusion),
• admitted at stroke unit of UZ Brussel,
• ability to participate in cognitive assessments,
• fluency in Dutch or French,
• ability to undergo an EEG during the first 24 hours after onset of stroke symptoms,
• ability to undergo MRI of the brain.