Anger, guilt can cause a stroke

Stroke is considered the third leading cause of death in the US, after heart disease and cancer. A stroke can also cause severe and permanent disability. One of the known stroke triggers is anger and guilt.

Common stroke risk factors are high blood pressure , smoking and heart disease . However, few people know that emotions can also affect stroke. Most strokes are found to be ischemic, a blood clot that blocks the supply of oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Ischemic stroke or a transient ischemic attack is the most common type of stroke.
According to a study published in the Journal of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology, anger and negative emotions can be the cause of ischemic stroke.
Short-term episodes of mental stress can cause transient changes in blood clotting and the function of cells lining blood vessels.
Sudden reactions to unexpected events that can cause a stroke by affecting blood circulation or overreacting of the sympathetic nervous system, the organ that regulates body functions such as heart rate or blood pressure.

Research shows that people who have had a stroke are more likely to have experienced anger or negative emotions in the 2 hours before their stroke. They were also more likely to have reacted quickly to a startling event such as suddenly getting out of bed after hearing the cry of a child who had just fallen or bouncing from a chair at the sudden loud noise.

Studies have shown that anger and negative emotions increase the risk of stroke by up to 14 times and a sudden change in body position can increase the risk of stroke by up to 24 times.
Despite this, researchers are still unable to draw long-term conclusions about the relationship between emotions and stroke. The researchers only evaluated the immediate link between stroke and emotions, not knowing for sure how anger or negative emotions might affect stroke risk over many years.
In addition to risk factors such as high blood pressure, heart disease, anger or guilt can also be a cause of ischemic stroke.
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