Association between frailty and cognitive impairment in elderly patients with acute cerebral infarction
Abstract
Background Post-stroke cognitive impairment is common in older patients, yet the interaction between frailty and cognition remains insufficiently characterized. Evidence using multidimensional frailty tools during hospitalization for acute cerebral infarction is limited, and domain-level cognitive correlates of frailty have not been well described. Methods In this hospital-based cross-sectional study, consecutive patients aged ≥65 years with acute cerebral infarction were enrolled. Frailty (Edmonton Frail Scale, EFS) and cognition (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA) were assessed 7–14 days after admission. Cognitive impairment (CI) was defined as MoCA
Fields of Study & Subjects
Frailty in Older Adults
Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Volume
- 18
- Pages
- 1709355–1709355
- Publication date
- 20 February 2026
- Language
- EN