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anon's avatar

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?

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John's avatar

Having seen people in their late teens and early 20s present with strokes I don't think this definition is totally correct

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Gavin Giovannoni's avatar

I think stroke is a syndrome; the early 20's stroke is a different beast.

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