Abstract
The outcome of 122 patients with ischemic stroke in the left carotid territory (ascertained by CT) was investigated using mailed questionnaires after a mean follow-up time of 60.7 months (SD 20.5 months). Patients who had had cerebrovascular accidents others than TIA prior to the stroke were not included in the study. The relationship between the degree of aphasia in the postacute stage and the long-term outcome was evaluated with regard to the severity of motor deficits. With respect to survival, recurrent stroke, single activities of daily living such as dressing, personal hygiene, walking, feeding, bowel management and overall self-care status, the outcome of patients was not dependent on the severity of aphasia. Aphasia did also not serve as a prognostic factor in returning to work after left hemispheric cerebral infarction. Our results indicate that in presence of motor deficits the severity of aphasia in the subacute stage does not additionally influence the long-term outcome after left hemispheric cerebral infarction.
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