The Montreal Cognitive Assessment detects cognitive deficits that go unnoticed during clinical observation in the acute phase after stroke

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographics and stroke-related characteristics.

	Stroke patients (n = 44)
Sex, number men (%)	26 (59.1)
Age in years, mean (SD)	72.1 (13.7)
Education level, number (%)
Low	18 (40.9)
Middle	12 (27.3)
High	9 (20.5)
Unknown	5 (11.4)
Type of stroke, number (%)
Ischemic	43 (97.7)
Hemorrhaghic	1 (2.3)
NIHSS score, mean (SD)	4.09 (3.85)
Minor stroke symptoms (NIHSS 0–4), number (%)	30 (68.2)
Moderate stroke symptoms (NIHSS 5–12)	12 (27.3)
Moderate to severe symptoms (NIHSS >12)	2 (4.5)
Stroke location, number (%)
Left	12 (27.3)
Right	20 (45.5)
Brain stem/cerebellum	12 (27.3)
Previous stroke, yes (%)	5 (11.4)
Days poststroke at assessment, median (range)	3.5 (1–19)
Duration of hospital admission, median (range)	6.0 (1–21)
Discharge destination, number (%)
Home without care referral	7 (15.9)
Home with referral to primary care services (e.g. physical therapy, occupational therapy)	13 (29.5)
Geriatric rehabilitation	14 (31.8)
Specialized rehabilitation	10 (22.7)

Figure 1. Distribution of discharge destination.

Table 2. Proportion of cognitive deficits detected by the MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT and documented in patient charts.

	Patient charts
Montreal Cognitive Assessment	Number of participants with no cognitive deficits	Number of participants with cognitive deficits	Total
Number of participants scoring above the cutoff (no cognitive deficits)	6	1	7 (16%)
Number of participants scoring below the cutoff (cognitive deficits)	27	10	37 (84%)
Total	33 (75%)	11 (25%)	44