Ambient Temperature Change Increases in Stroke Onset: Analyses Based on the Japanese Regional Metrological Measurements.
Journal:
Journal of Nippon Medical School = Nippon Ika Daigaku zasshi
Published Date:
Jan 1, 2015
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Relationships between various climate factors and stroke have long been a subject of investigation. The present study investigated in a single medical center the effects of periodic temperature changes on the onset of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), atherothrombotic infarction (AI), lacunar infarction (LI), cardiogenic embolism (CE), and transient ischemic attack (TIA).