The current study looked at measures of the neighborhood advantage where people live to determine whether these factors contributed to
future stroke risk.
There is little scientific evidence to indicate that using blood pressure - reducing meds can
prevent future strokes.
The research identifies two genes (FOXC1 and PITX2) that cause cerebral small vessel disease, a «pre-stroke» condition that increases the risk
of future stroke up to ten times.
The findings illustrate the importance of expediting stroke evaluation testing for those who have experienced a retinal infarction, and for increased awareness and understanding about retinal infarctions and how they may
signal future strokes.
«This study is important because it may help to identify patients at high risk
for future stroke and implement preventive measures beforehand, and not in reaction to a stroke,» said Dr. Akira Todo, who directs the Stroke Program at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
People who have a traumatic brain injury may be somewhat more likely to have
a future stroke, according to research by a UMHS team.
On the whole, those who had prehypertension were at a 55 % higher risk of having
a future stroke compared to those not having prehypertension.
According to experts, individuals with prehypertension have got a 55 % greater risk of having
a future stroke than those without.
The researchers found that individuals who fell inside the higher range of prehypertension had 79 % higher risk of having
a future stroke.
Transient ischemic attacks are however warning signs of
a future stroke, and every transient ischemic attack is treated as though it will result in a stroke, although not everyone goes on to experience a stroke.