Tuberculosis and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Han Rim Lee, Jung Eun Yoo, Hayoung Choi, Kyungdo Han, Jin‐Hyung Jung, Jongkyu Park, Hyun Lee, Dong Wook Shin

Stroke · 2022 · 41 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Tuberculosis survivors had a higher risk of ischemic stroke than their matched non-tuberculosis cases. The results of this study suggest that tuberculosis is a crucial infectious factor associated with increased incidence of ischemic stroke.

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