Some of these you have no control of, such as increasing age, family health history, race and gender. But you can change or treat most other risk factors to lower your risk. The chance of having a stroke more than doubles every decade after the age of 55. The chance is greater in people who have a family history of stroke. African Americans have a much higher risk of disability and death from a stroke than whites, in part because blacks have a greater incidence of high blood pressure, a major stroke risk factor. Overall, the incidence of stroke is about equal for men and women. However, at all ages, more women than men die of stroke. In recent years, studies have shown cigarette smoking to be a key risk factor for stroke. The nicotine and carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke damage the cardiovascular system in many ways. The use of oral contraceptives combined with cigarette smoking greatly increases stroke risk. People with heart disease have more than twice the risk of stroke as those whose hearts work normally. Other risk factors can include the following: extremely hot or cold temperatures, their socioeconomic state (there is some evidence that people of lower income and educational levels have a higher risk for stroke), and excessive alcohol intake. The best way to prevent stroke is to reduce risk factors: improve diet, keep diabetes under control, quit smoking, and get enough exercise.
Every 45 seconds, someone in America has a stroke. Each year about 700,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke. About 500,000 are first attacks, and 200,000 are recurrent attacks. Stroke killed an estimated 167,661 people in 2000 and is the nation's third leading cause of death, ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer. About 61 percent of those deaths were females. Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States.
As in all medical related emergencies, time is a key element.
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Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to central nervous system such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases and various forms of dementing illness (Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook 187). ...
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