Stroke risk factors

Risk Factors
Risk factors for stroke include:
 * Advanced age
 * Hypertension
 * Previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
 * Diabetes
 * High cholesterol
 * Cigarette smoking
 * Atrial fibrillation
 * Migraine with aura
 * Thrombophilia (a tendency to thrombosis)

Blood pressure is the most important modifiable risk factor of stroke.