STROKE (BRAIN ATTACK) - William A. Tosches, MD; Michael Previti, MD5

STROKE (BRAIN ATTACK) - William A. Tosches, MD; Michael Previti, MD

RISK FACTORS

· Uncontrollable

  - Age

  - Sex

  - Race

  - Family history

· Controllable

  - Hypertension

  - Diabetes mellitus

  - Hypercholesterolemia

  - Cardiac disease

  - History of stroke or TIA

  - Atrial fibrillation

  - Valvular heart disease

  - Severe carotid stenosis

  - Intracranial arterial stenosis

  - Hypercoagulable states (antiphospholipid antibodies)

  - Homocystinemia

  - Obesity

  - Smoking

Genetics

Inheritance is polygenic, with a tendency to clustering of risk factors within families.