Incident Stroke

DENVER — Poorer neighborhood socioeconomic status was associated with greater stroke incidence, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Both 15 mg and 30 mg pioglitazone doses have similar efficacy as 45 mg for preventing new-onset diabetes, stroke and myocardial infarction but with lower risk for adverse events, according to study findings.

Both exogenous hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are associated with increased odds for incident stroke, with risk increasing over time, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.