title: Exogenous precipitating factors in stroke.
abstract: We studied in 300 stroke patients (100 carotid ischemic, 100 vertebrobasilar ischemic, and 100 hemorrhagic) the precipitating factors (PF) of stroke. Precipitating factors were observed in 63.7% of cases. Of the 407 PF found in the whole sample, 60% occurred 24 hours before stroke, and 40%-2-3 days before it. The most frequently met PF were: physical effort (32.3%), extreme temperature (29%), psychic trauma (23.3%), and head and body positions that may unfavourably influence cerebral circulation (23%). These PF were usually observed in associations. The differences regarding the PF incidence in the 3 stroke types were not statistically significant.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fradis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iacobescu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001488:Basilar Artery; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014711:Vertebral Artery