Neurological, Functional, and Cognitive Stroke Outcomes in Mexican Americans
Stroke Reports Thursday, April 3rd, 2014STROKEAHA: March 13, 2014
Background and Purpose—Our objective was to compare neurological, functional, and cognitive stroke outcomes in Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic whites using data from a population-based study.
Methods—Ischemic strokes (2008–2012) were identified from the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) Project. Data were collected from patient or proxy interviews (conducted at baseline and 90 days poststroke) and medical records. Ethnic differences in neurological (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale: range, 0–44; higher scores worse), functional (activities of daily living/instrumental activities of daily living score: range, 1–4; higher scores worse), and cognitive (Modified Mini-Mental State Examination: range, 0–100; lower scores worse) outcomes were assessed with Tobit or linear regression adjusted for demographics and clinical factors. Read more