Traditional stroke risk factors do not seem to fully account for the epidemiology of this disease. Here, Grau and colleagues explore the increasing body of evidence indicating that recent acute infection and various chronic infectious diseases might be risk factors for—or triggers of—stroke. In addition to examining the epidemiological evidence supporting these associations, the authors discuss possible mechanisms that might underlie infection-related stroke, and treatment implications.
- Armin J. Grau
- Christian Urbanek
- Frederick Palm
