Interaction between cognitive reserve and age moderates effect of lesion load on stroke outcome.

Umarova, Roza M.; Schumacher, Lena V.; Schmidt, Charlotte S. M.; Martin, Markus; Egger, Karl; Urbach, Horst; Hennig, Jürgen; Klöppel, Stefan; Kaller, Christoph P. (2021). Interaction between cognitive reserve and age moderates effect of lesion load on stroke outcome. Scientific reports, 11(1), p. 4478. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41598-021-83927-1

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The concepts of brain reserve and cognitive reserve were recently suggested as valuable predictors of stroke outcome. To test this hypothesis, we used age, years of education and lesion size as clinically feasible coarse proxies of brain reserve, cognitive reserve, and the extent of stroke pathology correspondingly. Linear and logistic regression models were used to predict cognitive outcome (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and stroke-induced impairment and disability (NIH Stroke Scale; modified Rankin Score) in a sample of 104 chronic stroke patients carefully controlled for potential confounds. Results revealed 46% of explained variance for cognitive outcome (p < 0.001) and yielded a significant three-way interaction: Larger lesions did not lead to cognitive impairment in younger patients with higher education, but did so in younger patients with lower education. Conversely, even small lesions led to poor cognitive outcome in older patients with lower education, but didn't in older patients with higher education. We observed comparable three-way interactions for clinical scores of stroke-induced impairment and disability both in the acute and chronic stroke phase. In line with the hypothesis, years of education conjointly with age moderated effects of lesion on stroke outcome. This non-additive effect of cognitive reserve suggests its post-stroke protective impact on stroke outcome.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

UniBE Contributor:

Umarova, Roza, Klöppel, Stefan

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2045-2322

Publisher:

Springer Nature

Language:

English

Submitter:

Chantal Kottler

Date Deposited:

23 Jul 2021 10:52

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:52

Publisher DOI:

10.1038/s41598-021-83927-1

PubMed ID:

33627742

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/157666

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/157666

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