Principal Investigator
Vincent Mok
Division of Neurology,
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics,
Prince of Wales Hospital,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
vctmok@cuhk.edu.hk
Summary
Country | Hong Kong |
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Principal Investigator | Vincent Mok |
Contact person (email) | vctmok@cuhk.edu.hk |
Key publication/reference | Yang, et al. Alzheimers Dement 2014 |
Years in which study conducted | 2009- |
Sample | |
Size | 1013 |
Population: Hospital/community | Hospital |
Selection: consecutive/random | Consecutive |
Admit with previous stroke? | Yes |
Admit with TIA? | Yes |
Age range | 20-98 |
Number of centres | 1 |
Control group: number, population, selection | None |
Assessment | |
Initial: Time and data collected/tests administered | Med Hx, VRF, CT or MRI, lifestyle (physical and leisure activities, diet) |
Detailed | 3-6m: NΨ, depression, psychiatric disorders |
Subsequent (follow-ups) | Up to 5 years: gait speed, blood pressure |
Stroke-related data | NIHSS, TOAST |
Functional tests/data | None |
Other medical tests/data | Lifestyle (physical and leisurely activities, diet) 10m gait speed, homocysteine and bloods reserved for genetics testing in a subset of sample |
Neuropsychological tests | Subjective cognitive complaints, MMSE, MoCA |
MRI scans, when and how many | N=510 (T1, FLAIR) |
PET scans | 50 PiB (37 with incident dementia, 13 others) |
Psychiatric exams/diagnoses | Dementia, CDR, Geriatric Depression Scale, psychiatric disorders |
Intervention trialled? | No |
CT=computed tomography scan, MedHx=medical history, VRF=vascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, obesity, smoking etc.), NΨ=neuropsychological, TIA=transient ischemic attack, m=month, y=year