Quality of life (QOL) after stroke is poorly characterized. We sought to determine long-term natural history and predictors of QOL among first ischemic stroke survivors without stroke recurrence or myocardial infarction (MI).
Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 710 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. msd2102@mail.cumc.columbia.edu