ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A1481 INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION AS RISK FACTORS FOR POST-STROKE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Elise Milosevich, Thalia Field, Sarah Pendlebury · 2026
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Elise Milosevich, Thalia Field, and Sarah Pendlebury present a 2026 conference report on infection, inflammation, and thinking after stroke. Memory and thinking problems are common after stroke, but predictors beyond age and severity are murky. The team reviewed studies that linked infections in the first week, or blood markers of inflammation, to thinking outcomes months later. Six sources were searched to late 2024.
Fifty studies with more than 78,000 people were included. Hospital-treated infection linked to a near doubling of dementia risk in two large cohorts. More frequent infections showed a dose pattern. Several blood markers also ran higher in patients who later declined. Few studies accounted for infection when judging markers. The authors call infection a possible changeable risk factor.
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| CREATOR | Elise Milosevich, Thalia Field, Sarah Pendlebury |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |