Cognitive impairments in adults with chronic stroke / Illi Nurhanani Mohd Isa and Padma A. Rahman

This study was conducted to identify cognitive impairments presented, the associations factors of demographics variables and relationships between cognitive impairments among chronic stroke patients. 67 stroke patients with majority of male, 64% and female, 24% underwent assessments consisting demographics data and cognitive assessment using the Bahasa Malaysia version of Montreal Cognitive Asessments (BM MoCA). Cognitive impairments had been identified in adults with chronic stroke with minimum of one cognitive domain after six months post stroke. Cognitive performances also had been attenuated by certain factors of socio-demographic and medical variables. The correlations between domains of cognitive impairments also had been revealed. The findings of this outcomes might help better prognosis for stroke survivors in terms of cognitive functioning especially in long term phases and promote independent functioning in daily living.