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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

A hemispheric comparison of cognitive dysfunction and sleep quality impairment in Middle Cerebral Artery infarction.

Danyal Wahid, Hifza Rabbani, Ayesha Inam, Zubaa Akhtar

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Danyal WahidDanyal Wahid, BS Hon. Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
Hifza RabbaniHifza Rabbani, BS Hon. Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
Ayesha InamDr. Ayesha Inam, PhD. Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
Zubaa AkhtarZubaa Akhtar, BS Hon. Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
COMSATS University Islamabad · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the severity of cognitive dysfunction and sleep quality impairment in patients with middle cerebral artery (MCA) strokes across the left and right hemisphere. Moreover, it also study gender differences with respect to MCA strokes.

methodsThe study was conducted from February 2019 - May 2019 at COMSATS University, Islamabad. A total sample size of N=55 middle cerebral artery ischemic infarct patients was selected with N=29 left middle cerebral artery ischemic infarct patients and N=26 right middle cerebral artery ischemic infarct patients. The sample was assessed on The Neurocognitive Assessment Battery for stroke patients (N-CABS) & The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-Urdu (PSQI-U).

resultsThe mean age of the sample was 50.96 years. There was a significant difference among scores of cognitive dysfunction between Left MCA (M=47.28, SD=12.87) and Right MCA stroke patients (M=29.7, S=21.41), t (53) =-6.80, p<0.001. Similarly, there was significant difference among scores of sleep disturbance between Left MCA (M=6.90, SD=2.93) and Right MCA (M=10.35, SD=3.97), t (53) =-3.68, p<0.001. Gender comparisons reveal that there is no significant difference between males and females for both, cognitive dysfunction and sleep quality impairment.

conclusionsCognitive dysfunction and sleep quality impairment due to MCA strokes is significant between left and right hemispheres respectively, regardless of gender, assessed with N-CABS and PSQI-U. Further studies are required to analyse other demographic correlates related to MCA strokes.

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Cognitive dysfunctionInfarctionMiddle cerebral arterySleep quality impairment

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PMID32292462
PMCPMC7150414
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