Modifiable Stroke Risk Factors Should be Addressed

Stroke is a leading preventable cause of disability and death. While one might make a full or near-total recovery from a mild stroke, a severe stroke can lead to permanent disability or death. In between these outcomes is a wide spectrum of disability. INTERSTROKE is an international case-control study of stroke risk factors. One analysis of the data from this study sought to determine if specific risk factors were more likely to be associated with severe stroke, as opposed to non-severe stroke.

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Stroke is a leading preventable cause of disability and death. While one might make a full or near-total recovery from a mild stroke, a severe stroke can lead to permanent disability or death. In between these outcomes is a wide spectrum of disability. INTERSTROKE is an international case-control study of stroke risk factors. One analysis
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