Association between Systemic Immune Inflammation Index and Cognitive Impairment after Acute Ischemic Stroke

Abstract

Background and Aims: Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) is one of the major complications after ischemic stroke. PSCI has been shown to be associated with low-grade systemic inflammation. As a novel inflammatory marker, the systemic immune-inflammation (SII) index could reflect clinical outcomes in severe cardiovascular diseases. We therefore performed a prospective study to investigate the correlation between the SII index and the risk of PSCI in patients with ischemic stroke. Methods: We prospectively enrolled 254 patients with ischemic stroke with symptoms onset p = 0.001). Similar significant findings were observed when SII was defined as a categorical variable. In addition, the multiple-adjusted spline regression model showed a linear association between the SII index and cognitive impairment (p = 0.003 for linearity). Conclusions: Our study indicated that an increased SII index was closely related to PSCI at 3 months in patients with ischemic stroke. Further research is required to evaluate the efficacy of inflammation management in these patients.

Keywords

• systemic immune-inflammation
• cognitive impairment
• ischemic stroke
• prognosis
• MoCA