Body Mass Index and Stroke: Overweight and Obesity Less Often Associated with Stroke Recurrence
Conclusions: The obesity paradox in stroke can be extended to include also stroke recurrence. Obese and overweight stroke patients had experienced less previous strokes than normal weight stroke patients.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Klaus Kaae Andersen, Tom Skyhøj Olsen Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
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