Ischaemic stroke: social risk factors
Evidence-based neurology checklist on ischaemic stroke: social risk factors: Individual risk factors Age Inadequate physical activity Obesity Maternal obesity: this may be a risk for perinatal stroke Childhood short stature Smoking Dietary Stress Cocaine: mechanisms Trauma Environmental pollution…
Individual risk factors
- Age
- Inadequate physical activity
- Obesity
- Maternal obesity: this may be a risk for perinatal stroke
- Childhood short stature
Smoking
Dietary
Stress
Cocaine: mechanisms
Trauma
Environmental pollution
Heavy metal exposure
Possible protective environmental factors
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