- Section 1 Ageing population and policy
- Section 2 Key concepts in care of older adults
- Section 3 Principles and organization of care
- Section 4 Age-related biological changes, altered physiology, and vulnerability to diseases and chronic conditions
- Section 5 Geriatric syndromes in clinical practice
- Section 6 Nutrition and metabolism
- Section 7 Mobility disorders: prevention, impact, and compensation
- Section 8 Infections in older adults: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 9 Cancer: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 10 Vascular diseases: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 11 Neurological disorders: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Chapter 111 Examining the nervous system of an older patient
- Chapter 112 Peripheral neuropathies and motor neuron disorders
- Chapter 113 Headaches and facial pain
- Chapter 114 Traumatic brain injury and subdural haematoma
- Chapter 115 Seizure disorders and management
- Chapter 116 Parkinsonism, Parkinson’s disease, and related conditions
- Chapter 117 Stroke: epidemiology of different types of strokes
- Chapter 118 Primary and secondary prevention of stroke
- Chapter 119 Management of acute stroke within the stroke pathway and stroke clinics
- Chapter 120 Neurological rehabilitation
- Section 12 Cognitive decline and dementia in older adults: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 13 Mental health of older adults
- Section 14 Management of common medical conditions: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 15 Palliative medicine and end-of-life care
- Section 16 Healthy ageing
(p. 913) Primary and secondary prevention of stroke
- Chapter:
- (p. 913) Primary and secondary prevention of stroke
- Author(s):
Lisa Manning
, Man Yee Lam
, and Thompson G. Robinson
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198701590.003.0118
Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality, morbidity, and disability worldwide. Stroke and transient ischaemic attack survivors are at risk of recurrent stroke, which is often more severe and disabling. Despite the success in acute treatment and rehabilitation of stroke, prevention remains the most effective way to reduce the global burden of the disease. Since preventative strategies have early effectiveness, prompt recognition of symptoms, specialist assessment and diagnosis, and initiation of these secondary prevention strategies are of utmost importance in stroke prevention. This chapter provides an overview of current primary and secondary stroke prevention strategies, highlighting the importance of rapid recognition, urgent specialist care, and evidence-based interventions, which are the cornerstones of effective management.
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- Section 1 Ageing population and policy
- Section 2 Key concepts in care of older adults
- Section 3 Principles and organization of care
- Section 4 Age-related biological changes, altered physiology, and vulnerability to diseases and chronic conditions
- Section 5 Geriatric syndromes in clinical practice
- Section 6 Nutrition and metabolism
- Section 7 Mobility disorders: prevention, impact, and compensation
- Section 8 Infections in older adults: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 9 Cancer: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 10 Vascular diseases: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 11 Neurological disorders: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Chapter 111 Examining the nervous system of an older patient
- Chapter 112 Peripheral neuropathies and motor neuron disorders
- Chapter 113 Headaches and facial pain
- Chapter 114 Traumatic brain injury and subdural haematoma
- Chapter 115 Seizure disorders and management
- Chapter 116 Parkinsonism, Parkinson’s disease, and related conditions
- Chapter 117 Stroke: epidemiology of different types of strokes
- Chapter 118 Primary and secondary prevention of stroke
- Chapter 119 Management of acute stroke within the stroke pathway and stroke clinics
- Chapter 120 Neurological rehabilitation
- Section 12 Cognitive decline and dementia in older adults: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 13 Mental health of older adults
- Section 14 Management of common medical conditions: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
- Section 15 Palliative medicine and end-of-life care
- Section 16 Healthy ageing