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Observational studyScientific reports2025

Associations between systemic inflammation and cognitive trajectories post-stroke.

Heidi Vihovde Sandvig, Ingvild Saltvedt, Trine Holt Edwin, Stina Aam, Katinka Nordheim Alme, Rannveig Sakshaug Eldholm, Stian Lydersen, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Ragnhild Munthe-Kaas, Per Magne Ueland and 3 more

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02650531 (Norwegian COgnitive Impairment After STroke), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Norwegian COgnitive Impairment After STroke (NorCOAST) Study

TypeobservationalSponsorNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyRan2015 to 2018Enrolled816ConditionsDementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Stroke
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Heidi Vihovde SandvigDepartment of Medicine, Kristiansund Hospital, Sjukehuset Nordmøre og Romsdal, Møre og Romsdal Hospital Trust, Kristiansund, Norway. Heidi.V.Sandvig@ntnu.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-8377
Ingvild SaltvedtDepartment of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Trine Holt EdwinDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.
Stina AamDepartment of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Katinka Nordheim AlmeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Rannveig Sakshaug EldholmDepartment of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Stian LydersenDepartment of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Tom Eirik MollnesDepartment of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Ragnhild Munthe-KaasDepartment of Medicine, Kongsberg Hospital, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway.
Per Magne UelandBevital A/S, Laboratoriebygget, Bergen, 5021, Norway.
Arve UlvikBevital A/S, Laboratoriebygget, Bergen, 5021, Norway.
Torgeir WethalDepartment of Stroke, Clinic of Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
Anne-Brita KnapskogDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our objective was to explore whether plasma inflammatory biomarkers and related metabolites in acute phase and 3 months after stroke were associated with different cognitive trajectories and with changes in cognition post-stroke. The Norwegian Cognitive Impairment After Stroke (Nor-COAST) study was a prospective, multicentre cohort study of patients with acute stroke, followed up at 3, 18, and 36 months post-stroke. First, we modelled cognitive trajectory groups based on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores and used multinominal logistic regression to study the associations between systemic inflammatory biomarkers/metabolites and group membership. Second, using mixed linear regression, we investigated whether the same biomarkers/metabolites were associated with changes in MoCA scores over time, stratified by pre-stroke cognitive status. The 466 participants had mean (SD) age 72 (12) years, 59% were males, and mean (SD) NIHSS score at admittance was 4 (4.8). Higher acute-phase values of the terminal complement complex, interleukin 6, macrophage inflammatory protein 1α, neopterin, quinolinic acid, and PA ratio = 4-pyridoxic acid / (pyridoxal + pyridoxal 5'-phosphate) and higher 3-month values of neopterin were associated with increased risk of being in the group characterized by low and declining MoCA score compared to the group of best MoCA score (p < 0.01). Higher acute-phase values of tumour necrosis factor and interleukin 8, were associated with progressive decline in the MoCA score (p < 0.01). Premorbid factors, and in particular pre-stroke frailty, had more impact on the models than stroke-related factors, and partly confounded several of these associations. Higher degrees of systemic inflammation in the acute phase were associated with worse cognitive trajectories and may reflect the response to the acute stroke, stroke-related complications and/or premorbid conditions.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02650531. Retrospectively registered January 8, 2016. First participant included May 18, 2015.

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CognitionCognitive DysfunctionInflammationStrokeAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNorwayProspective StudiesBiomarkersCognitive trajectoriesFrailtyIschemic strokeSystemic inflammationThe terminal C5b-9 complement complexTumour necrosis factor

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PMID41315409
PMCPMC12663362

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