DUBLIN (Dispatches) --
International researchers have found that one in 11 survivors experienced a period of anger or upset in the one hour leading up to it.
An International research , INTERSTROKE study, co-led by National University of Ireland Galway analyzed 13,462 cases of acute stroke, involving patients with a range of ethnic backgrounds in 32 countries, including Ireland.
Professor Andrew Smyth, the lead researcher said that they looked at two separate triggers. Their research found that anger or emotional upset was linked to an approximately 30% increase in risk of stroke during one hour after an episode -- with a greater increase if the patient did not have a history of depression. The odds were also greater for those with a lower level of education. They also found that heavy physical exertion was linked to an approximately 60% increase in risk is of intracerebral haemorrhage during the one hour after the episode of heavy exertion. There was a greater increase for women and less risk for those with a normal BMI.