Authors: Maria Baskini MSc, RD, PhD Candidate Hariklia Proios, PhD CCC-SLP Assistant Prof of Neurocognitive Disorders and Rehab. Dept. of Education and Social Policy University of Macedonia The impact of obesity on stroke is well recognized and is not only a risk...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an established independent risk factor for stroke. It is the most frequent heart arrhythmia, characterized by an irregular and often rapid heartbeat. AF is strongly age-dependent, affecting 4% of individuals older than 60 years and 8% of...

There are some 25 000 strokes per year in Finland, in population of 5 million. Prevention is the only way to reduce this number.  Medical community claims that 8 out 10 strokes can be prevented, if all there is to be done, gets done. Risk factors leading to stroke are...