Previous infection and the risk of ischaemic stroke in Italy: the IN2 study

ConclusionsEarly previous infections and persistent chronic infection of C. pneumoniae could contribute to increase the risk of ischaemic stroke significantly, in the elderly especially.

Source: European Journal of Neurology - December 2, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: D. Consoli, S. Vidale, U. Aguglia, P. Bassi, A. Cavallini, F. Galati, D. Guidetti, N. Marcello, G. Micieli, G. Pracucci, M. Rasura, A. Siniscalchi, R. Sterzi, D. Toni, D. Inzitari Tags: Original Article Source Type: research