Original Paper Cerebrovasc Dis 2014;37:376–381 DOI: 10.1159/000362592

Received: January 13, 2014 Accepted: April 1, 2014 Published online: June 26, 2014

Long-Term Cognitive Outcome of Ischaemic Stroke in Young Adults Marienke A.A.M. de Bruijn a Nathalie E. Synhaeve a, b Mariëlle W.A. van Rijsbergen a, c Frank-Erik de Leeuw c Ben P.W. Jansen d Paul L.M. de Kort a a

Department of Neurology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, b Department of Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, c Department of Cognitive Neuropsychology, Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Tilburg University, and d Department of Neurology, TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands

Key Words Young adult stroke patients · Ischaemic stroke · Prognosis · Cognition · Outcome

Abstract Background: Long-term prognosis in terms of cognition in young stroke patients is very important because these patients usually still have a long life expectancy and rather extensive daily life demands. However, little is known on cognitive deficits in these patients. We aimed to evaluate cognitive function in young stroke patients (