The short answer to the question in the headline is YES! Anyone can have a stroke. About 1/4th of all strokes happen to children and younger adults. Even newborns have been perceived to have a stroke. But almost seventy-five percent of all attacks and strokes can be prevented.
The Percentage:
There are numerous risk factors. Men are at a greater risk for stroke than women, but ladies are sadly one and a half times (1.5 times) more likely to die than a man experiencing a stroke will. However, middle-aged women are more at risk than middle-aged men. People of African-American, South Asian, or Hispanic have an enhanced risk than those of European origin, and usually, they experience strokes at a younger age.
Risk Factors:
Controllable risk factors are:
- high blood pressure,
- diabetes,
- high cholesterol,
- smoking,
- poor circulation,
- obesity,
- alcohol,
- inactivity and poor diet.
Uncontrollable risk factors are:
- gender
- age,
- family history,
- race,
- being aged 60 or older or male.
Those suffering from T.I.A.’s (transient ischemic attack, which are mini-strokes) or atrial fibrillation are more likely to encounter a stroke.
Other obdurate risk factors are genetic disorders and genetic predisposition, which may be a gene mutation leading to blood vessel wall damage in the brain, thereby stopping blood flow. Each kid of a parent with a family history of this ailment has a fifty percent chance of acquiring this disease.
Your risk of stroke is also higher if a grandparent, parent, brother, or sister has already had a stroke. Also, those who have earlier had strokes, T.I.A.’s, or heart attacks are at a greater risk of experiencing a stroke than those who have not experienced it until now.
Strokes are considered more common in the southeastern part of the United States than in other regions. There is also proof that shows that strokes are more prevalent among low-income people than those who are more affluent. Drug abuse and alcohol are also considered to be high-risk factors.
One in eight people will have a stroke someday in their life. Based on these records and the evidence that there are many risk factors involved pertaining to what is controllable and what sadly isn’t, we now know, as many people have long held to be accurate, that the risk is not only in being over sixty years of age.
And because there are so many hazard factors, and because younger, as well as older people, can experience strokes, it is essential to remember the following warning signs: F.A.S.T.:
- F. – Face drooping;
- A. – Arm weakness;
- S. – Speech difficulty;
- T. – Time to call emergency.
So back to the question in this article’s title. Can anyone have a stroke? Yes, almost anyone can, but it’s critical to remember that we can do much to avert a stroke from happening. It is also essential to know that much of what happens concerning our health can be regulated by how we treat our minds and bodies.
