Modified Rankin Scale dichotomized 0-3 (good functional outcome) versus 4-6 (poor functional outcome)

Short Form Health Survey Short Form (SF)-36: Out of the 36 items, the following 8 subscales/dimensions are assessed and compared to the values of the normal Population: physical function (10 items), physical role function (4 items), physical pain (2 items), general perception of health status (5 items), vitality (4 items), social function and Integration (2 items), emotional role functioning (3 items), psychological well-being (5 items), Change of health status, compared to one year ago (1 item). The first 4 dimensions can be summarized to the physical sum scale, the second 4 items comprise the psychological sum scale.

Sickness Impact Profile: 189 items in 14 topic categories. The physical dimension score is obtained by adding the scale values for each item checked within categories body care and movement, mobility, and ambulation, dividing by the maximum possible dysfunction score for these categories, and then multiplying by 100; the psychosocial dimension score is obtained by adding the scale values for each item checked within categories emotional behavior, social interaction, alterness behavior, and communication, dividing by the maximum possible dysfunction score for these categories, and then multiplying by 100. The scores for the remaining categories are always calculated individually. The overall score for the SIP is calculated by adding the scale values for each item checked across all categories and dividing by the maximum possible dysfunction score for the SIP. This figure is then multiplied by 100 to obtain the SIP overall score.

Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status: During the telephone interview scores for 22 questions are obtained and added to a total score. The qualitative interpretive ranges are 33-41: cognitive impairment unlikely; 26-32 cognitive impairment may be or may not be present dependent on patients's age, education, history, etc.; 21-25: mild cognitive impairment; \