Helsinki Stroke Aging Memory
Initiatives
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The prognostic predictors of poor outcome, as defined by death between 3 and 15 months and dependent living at 15 months, were examined in the Helsinki Stroke Aging Memory (SAM) study cohort.
*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
- 1993
- End Year
- 1995
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Design
- Study design
- Patients' cohort
- Follow Up
- Follow-up examination at 3 and 15 months after stroke, including structured measures of emotion (Beck’s Depression Inventory, BDI), cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE), dementia assessment according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III), and handicap (Rankin scale, RS).
Marker Paper
Pohjasvaara T, Vataja R, Leppävuori A, Kaste M, Erkinjuntti T: Cognitive Functions and Depression as Predictors of Poor Outcome 15 Months after Stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis 2002;14:228-233. doi: 10.1159/000065667
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 486
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Aged 55-85 years
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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