Sydney Stroke Study
Initiatives
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The aim of this study was to describe a comprehensively examined cohort of stroke patients, who did not
have evidence of progressive cognitive impairment greater than a pre-determined threshold prior to the index
stroke, to identify the clinical features associated with the
development of VaMCI and VaD.
*Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.*
- Start Year
- 1997
- End Year
- 2005
- Funding
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Rebecca Cooper Foundation and Fairfax Foundation, and a Fellowship to JCL Looi from the NSW Institute of Psychiatry
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Design
- Study design
- Patients' cohort
- Follow Up
- Follow up to 5 years. The time of detailed assessment at 3–6 months following the cerebrovascular
Marker Paper
Sachdev, P. S., Brodaty, H., Valenzuela, M. J., Lorentz, L., Looi, J. C. L., Berman, K., ... & Zagami, A. S. (2006). Clinical determinants of dementia and mild cognitive impairment following ischaemic stroke: the Sydney Stroke Study. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders, 21(5-6), 275-283.
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 252
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Aged 49-87 years
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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