Stroke declines dramatically, still higher in Mexican Americans

(Wiley) A new study reports that the incidence of ischemic stroke -- the most common type of stroke, caused by a clot in the blood vessels of the brain -- among non-Hispanic Whites and Mexican Americans over age 60 has declined over the past decade. Findings are published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news