Ischaemic stroke: cardiovascular risk factors

Evidence-based neurology checklist on ischaemic stroke: cardiovascular risk factors: Vascular risk factors Hypertension Carotid stenosis Carotid artery web Intracranial corkscrew angiopathy Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE) related to coronary and aortic artery ectasia Focal cerebral…

Vascular risk factors

  • Hypertension
  • Carotid stenosis
  • Carotid artery web
  • Intracranial corkscrew angiopathy
  • Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE) related to coronary and aortic artery ectasia
  • Focal cerebral arteriopathy (FCA): a cause of stroke in previously healthy children
  • Retinal vein occlusion
  • Raised vascular injury marker ICAM3

Cardiac risk factors

Contraceptives

References

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