Psychological stressful life events preceding cerebrovascular

ABSTRACT

The relationship of stressful life events [SLE] to cerebrovascular stroke through long term effect or short term effect was studied through evaluation of 120 stroke patients and 107 healthy controls of matched age and sex. A lot of laboratory investigations were carried out to verify the diagnosis and for detection of different risk factors. The study clarified the possible role of SLE as a risk factor through its long and short term effects. The mean scores of total SLE were significantly higher among stroke patients than controls whether along two years or one week prior to stroke. The proportion of stroke patients reporting at least one SLE was comparable to that of the controls along two years prior to stroke, but significantly exceeded the controls only during one week and one day immediately preceding stroke