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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Martin, Naomi H.
• Cornish, Bronwyn
• Browning, Simone
• Simister, Robert
• Werring, David J.
• Cipolotti, Lisa
• Chan, Edgar

Titel

The neuropsychology needs of a hyper-acute stroke unit

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the neurological sciences, 2021-04, Vol.423, p.117382-117382, Article 117382

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Guidelines recommend routine assessment and management of mood and cognition after stroke, but little is known about the value or feasibility of providing neuropsychology input during the hyper-acute period. We aimed to identify and describe the extent and nature of neuropsychological needs and to investigate the feasibility of providing direct neuropsychology input within a hyper-acute setting. Over a 7-month period, Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) members of a central London Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) identified stroke patients who they believed would benefit from neuropsychology input, and categorised the nature of neuropsychology intervention required. We examined the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients identified and the type of intervention required. 23% of patients (101/448) were identified as requiring neuropsychology input. Patients deemed to require input were younger, more likely to be male and more functionally disabled than those not requiring input. Cognitive assessment was the main identified need (93%) followed by mood (29%) and family support (9%). 30% of patients required two types of intervention. During a pilot of neuropsychology provision, 17 patients were seen; 15 completed a full cognitive assessment. All patients assessed presented with cognitive impairment despite three being deemed cognitively intact (> standardised cut-off) using a cognitive screening tool. We showed that direct neuropsychology input on a HASU is necessary for complex and varied interventions involving cognition, mood and family support. Furthermore, input is feasible and useful in detecting cognitive impairment not revealed by screening instruments. •23% of Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit patients need neuropsychology input.•Neuropsychology needs include cognition, mood and family support.•Providing neuropsychology input on a Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit is feasible and useful.