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Gangguan kognitif merupakan salah satu komplikasi penting dari diabetes melitus tipe 2. Gangguan kognitif terkait diabetes melitus tipe 2 tersebut memiliki spektrum yang cukup luas, mulai dari gangguan kognitif ringan sampai dengan demensia. Kerentanan penderita diabetes melitus tipe 2 untuk mengalami gangguan kognitif turut ditentukan oleh status cognitive reserve dari penderitanya tersebut. Cognitive reserve yang baik dari seorang penderita diabetes melitus tipe 2 akan memberikan proteksi penderita tersebut dari terjadinya gangguan kognitif. Komponen-komponen cognitive reserve, antara lain pendidikan, pekerjaan, hobi, aktivitas sosial dan fisik memberikan efek proteksi melalui mekanisme neural reserve dan neural compensation yang mampu menginduksi proses neurogenesis, produksi neurotropik, dan regulasi neurotransmiter. Pemahaman mengenai efek neuroprotektif dari komponen-komponen cognitive reserve sangat penting dalam menentukan strategi tatalaksana gangguan kognitif pada pasien diabetes melitus tipe 2, sedemikian rupa sehingga penderitanya masih mampu melakukan aktivitas fungsional sehari-hari dengan baik.

Background: Post-ischemic stroke cognitive decline is significantly affecting the quality of life of its survivors. Its prevalence was about 7.5-72% which was mostly determined by the existing of vascular risk factors and cognitive reserve of the subjects. Level of education is one of determinants of cognitive reserve, a factor that affect the susceptibility of subjects to cognitive decline after experiencing ischemic stroke-related neuronal damage. Since level of education is protective for cognitive function, the intervention on it can reduce the occurrence of cognitive decline. Objective: To investigate the relationship between level of education and cognitive status among hospital-based ischemic stroke survivors. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved post-ischemic stroke outpatients in two hospitals. The data collected in this study were demographic data, including level of education, and clinical data as well. The level of education was categorized into ≥12 years and