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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 Indeed, stroke researchers point out that those who suffer from silent strokes appear more likely to experience other health problems. "By nature, the [strokes are] very small. But if they happen to occur in a specific part of the brain, then they can produce symptoms that may make somebody suspect," Kaplan said.
The research was to be presented Wednesday at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in San Diego.
While researchers point out that most people who have an SCI will not show obvious symptoms, identifying at-risk individuals could help them make changes that might curb their odds for stroke.
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"The main risk factor is hypertension and, in some studies, smoking," said Romero. "The problem is that transferring the theory into practice is very difficult, because people don't realize they have high blood pressure and we have problems with compliance."
The researchers stressed that further research is needed and they do not advise healthy people to rush out to get a MRI.
"Based on this data, we cannot say that everyone should have a MRI," said Romero. "We need more studies."
In addition, he noted, "Most of the participants come from European descent, so the results cannot be generalized to other types of populations, to Hispanics to African-Americans for example."
"We're going to looking at clinical markers of disease, but we're not there yet," he said. "The next step is to move on to trials where you can do an intervention and measure how effective it is at preventing."
More information
To read more about strokes, visit the American Stroke Association.
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