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Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a global health facility affiliated with Mubadala Investment Company, said that about half of the stroke cases in the United Arab Emirates were occurring at age 45, due to the prevalence of associated risk factors such as obesity, smoking, and cholesterol levels, where obesity is prevalent in about one-third of the population.
While a quarter of adults suffer from high blood pressure, which increases the risk of stroke by two to four times. Smoking increases up to four times the risk of hypoproteinemia and hemorrhagic stroke, which affects patients around the world at the age of 65 years.
Doctors have stressed the need to raise awareness and control risk factors associated with stroke, which can help avoid up to 80% of cases, which is one of the leading causes of stroke. disability and death in the UAE.
On the occasion of World Stroke Day, which is held on October 29 of each year, the doctors emphasized the importance of following a healthy diet, quitting smoking and exercise to reduce the number of stroke, especially among young people. sYMPTOMS
Dr. Victoria Anne Mifsud, a specialist at the hospital's neurology institute, emphasized the importance of raising public awareness about stroke. "This requires that we adopt the appropriate approach to educate everyone and encourage them to adopt the life changes necessary to reduce the risk of stroke."
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