Delayed cerebral infarction (DCI) is related to unfavorable outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). There lacks a clear understanding how the DCI load affects cognitive function after SAH. We conducted a literature review on the clinical classification systems on brain hemorrhages and cerebral infarction and devised a Delayed Cerebral Infarction Load Scoring System (DCI Score). DCI Score significantly correlated with Symbol Digit Modalities Test (−0.334, p = 0.032), Color Trail Test (−0.310, p = 0.032), Hong Kong List Learning Test (−0.318, p = 0.036), Verbal Digit Span Forward (−0.382, p = 0.017), and Visual Digit Span Backward (−0.425, p = 0.012). In conclusion, higher DCI load impacted significantly on memory and executive function. DCI Score is a useful system for clinical quantification of DCI load and clinical research.
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Wong, G. K. C., Nung, R. C. H., Sitt, J. C. M., Mok, V. C. T., Wong, A., Poon, W. S., … Siu, D. Y. W. (2020). Development of a delayed cerebral infarction load scoring system (DCI score). In Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum (Vol. 127, pp. 145–148). Springer-Verlag Wien. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04615-6_21
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