Non-disabling Ischemic Cerebrovascular Event With Apathy: A Prospective Registry Trail
The burden of non-disabling ischemic cerebrovascular events (NICE) is significantly increased. However, few previous studies have focused on affective impairment after transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke. Stroke survivors are often described as apathetic. Even though post-stroke apathy (PSA) affects one in three stroke patients,it has not hitherto received much attention. NICE-A is a prospective study aimed to explore the association between baseline apathy and probable incident stroke in a population-based sample of TIA and minor stroke adults.
• ≥18 years old Onset of a minor stroke (National Institute of Health stroke scale, NIHSS≤3) and TIA elapsed time from last episode to registry \<1 month