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Does Stress Cause Strokes?

By Jerry Kennard, Health Pro Tuesday, November 10, 2009

 

Slowly but surely we are building a picture. Perhaps one of the next steps is to establish whether specific subcomponents of perceived stress are more significant than others in the link between stress and illness.

 

Sources:

University of Gothenburg (2009, October 2). Can Severe Stress Cause Stroke?. ScienceDaily. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091001101502.htm

 

Jood, K., Redfors, P., Rosengren, A., Blomstrand, C., Jern, C. (2009) Self-Perceived Psychological Stress and Ischemic Stroke: A Case-Control Study. BMC Medicine 2009, 7:53.

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By Jerry Kennard, Health Pro— Last Modified: 04/05/12, First Published: 11/10/09