PROFILE OF MMSE IN- PATIENTS WITH POST-

ISCHEMIC STROKE
Sandi Lesmana, Reggy Panggabean
Department of Neurology Hasan Sadikin General Hospital / Faculty of
Medicine Padjadjaran University Bandung.

Background and Purpose: Results:

Mean score & statistical significance between
The brain is the organ of the MMSE I & MMSE II

mind.Consequently, damage 30
MMSE I MMSE II < 0.001

to the brain (such as stroke) 25

often produces cognitive and

physical disabilities. Profile 20
M e a n s c o re

of Mini Mental State 15

Examination (MMSE) < 0.005 0.109

associated with ischemic 10

stroke was investigated. 5 1.0 0.180 0.028

Methods: A prospective
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Orientation Registration Attention Recall Language Total Score

Subtest
analytic study was done on 36
ischemic stroke patients Table 1. Statistical significance between age below and above 65 years
divided in atherotrombotic MMSE I Score MMSE II Score
Age
(AT) and embolic (EB) stroke (years)
< 27 >= 27
Total P Value
< 27 >= 27
Total P Value

and age less and larger than 65 < 65 9 24 33 3 19 22

years admitted during July to >= 65 10 7 17 0.031 7 7 14 0.026
Total 19 31 50 10 26 36
December 1999, MMSE was
used. First MMSE was
conducted at hospital Table 2. Statistical significance between Atherotrombotic and Embolic
stroke
discharge and the second MMSE I Score
MMSE II
Score
P P
MMSE 3 months later. Diagnose
< 27 >= 27
Total
Value
< 27 >= 27
Total
Value

Median value of first and AT 15 31 44 7 26 33

second MMSE was done by EB 4 0 4 0.024 3 0 3 0.017
Total 19 31 48 10 26 36
using Mann-Whitney test AT; atherotrombotic, EB; embolic.

Conclusions: MMSE test in patients with ischemic stroke provide

statistical significant values for cognitive impairment, age and etiology
(embolic vs atherotrombotic).