Shin M, Sohn MK, Lee J, et al. - In this interim analysis of the Korean Stroke Cohort for Functioning and Rehabilitation involving 7,459 individuals with first-ever stroke, researchers ascertained if the cognitive reserve (CR) has a modulating impact on cognitive impairment and recovery following stroke. Education, occupation, and composite CR scores derived from those two variables have been used as CR proxies. According to results, lower CR raised the risk of cognitive impairment following stroke. Occupation and education can buffer a person against stroke-induced cognitive impairment and encourage rapid cognitive recovery early after stroke. Additionally, higher education, especially in older patients, minimizes long-term cognitive decline after stroke.