NEUROLOGY
HEMIPARESIS
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Smoking
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Thyroid disease
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Social drinking
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Advanced age
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hypertension. Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke, with a strong, direct, linear, and continuous relationship between blood pressure and stroke risk.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a similar vein, smoking is associated with a hypercoagulable state and is also one of the important risk factors for stroke. Here we present an interesting case where a 61-year-old male, with hypercholesterolemia, and a previous heart valve replacement, developed a TIA 5 months after he started smoking.
Detailed explanation-3: -The blockage responsible for most TIAs is usually caused by a blood clot that has travelled to the blood vessels supplying the brain. A type of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation can also cause TIAs.