Post-stroke cognitive impairment on the Mini-Mental State Examination primarily relates to left middle cerebral artery infarcts.
Nick A WeaverAngelina K KanchevaJae-Sung LimJohannes Matthijs BiesbroekIrene Mc Huenges WajerYeonwook KangBeom J KimHugo J KuijfByung-Chul LeeKeon-Joo LeeKyung-Ho YuGeert Jan BiesselsHee-Joon BaePublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2021)
Our findings indicate that post-stroke cognitive impairment on the MMSE primarily relates to infarct locations in the left middle cerebral artery territory. The MMSE is apparently less sensitive to cognitive deficits that specifically relate to other locations.