Couldn’t this just be because poor cardiovascular health makes stroke more likely and cardiovascular health is a major component of brain health (“what is good for the heart is good for the brain”)? Did they look at how cardiovascular health differed between the stroke and non-stroke populations?
Couldn’t this just be because poor cardiovascular health makes stroke more likely and cardiovascular health is a major component of brain health (“what is good for the heart is good for the brain”)? Did they look at how cardiovascular health differed between the stroke and non-stroke populations?
Having seen people in their late teens and early 20s present with strokes I don't think this definition is totally correct