Overview of Cognitive Dysfunction in Post-Ischemic Stroke Patients at The Neurological Polyclinic of Anutapura Palu Hospital

Siti Nurhaliza Monoarfa; Ruslan  Ramlan Ramli; Marina Musyawwirina D. Ruslan

Siti Nurhaliza Monoarfa Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alkhairaat, Palu, Jl. Diponegoro 94221, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Ruslan Ramlan Ramli Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alkhairaat, Palu, Jl. Diponegoro 94221, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Marina Musyawwirina D. Ruslan Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alkhairaat, Palu, Jl. Diponegoro 94221, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Keywords: Ischemic Stroke, Cognitive Function, MoCA-INA

Abstract

Ischemic stroke, also known as brain damage, is caused by blockage of cerebral blood flow arising from thrombus formation. Ischemic stroke is a type of brain circulation disease where there is a blockage or obstruction that causes brain hypoxia without bleeding. Cognitive function is the entire process by which an individual receives, records, stores and uses information. If left untreated, disturbances in cognitive function will interfere with daily activities. Research purposes to determine impaired cognitive function in post-ischemic stroke patients at the neurology clinic at Anutapura Regional Hospital, Palu based on gender, age, educational history, domain of impairment and results of examinations carried out. Methods Descriptiveusing cross sectional methods and primary data collection methods or conducting interviews and filling out questionnaires with patients directly. Results and Conclusions Of the 23 Post-Ischemic Stroke Patients who received treatment at the Neurological Polyclinic, Anutapura Regional Hospital, Palu, the gender distribution of the respondents was the highest, namely men (65.2%) who experienced ischemic stroke and cognitive function disorders occurred more quickly with the average damage to cognitive function being - men (17.40) while the average for women (17.50), based on the majority age of 50-55 years was 6 respondents (26.1%) and the average experienced a decline in cognitive function at the age of 66-70, namely 21.33, based on education >12 years as many as 15 respondents (65.3%), the majority domain of impairment based on the MoCA-INA test was visuospatial function as many as 23 respondents (100%), and the number of ischemic post-stroke patients seeking outpatient treatment at the Neurology Polyclinic, Anutapura Hospital, Palu, whose cognitive function was impaired based on the overall function test. in MoCA-INA there were 21 respondents (91.3%).