Bmc Med
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While cognitive impairment after stroke is common, cognitive trends before stroke are poorly understood, especially among the Chinese population who have a relatively high stroke burden. We aimed to model the trajectories of cognitive function before and after new-onset stroke among Chinese. ⋯ Chinese stroke patients had not experienced steeper declines in cognition before stroke compared with stroke-free individuals. Incident stroke was associated with acute declines in global cognition, episodic memory, visuospatial abilities, and accelerated declines in calculation, attention, and orientation abilities.
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To investigate the complex connection between chronic sleep disturbance (CSD) and cognitive progression. ⋯ Activated neutrophil pathway triggering tau pathology may underline the mechanism of cognitive progression in CSD.
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Norway is a high-income nation with universal tax-financed health care and among the highest per person health spending in the world. This study estimates Norwegian health expenditures by health condition, age, and sex, and compares it with disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). ⋯ Health spending was high for long-term disabilities in older age groups. Research and development into more effective interventions for the disabling high-cost diseases is urgently needed.