Neuro News Roundup: Stroke Risks & Benefit

November 23, 2016

Three new studies look at stroke and the impact of folic acid, music therapy, and air pollution.

Three new stroke studies show that folic acid cuts the risk of stroke in hypertensive patients with high total cholesterol; music therapy benefits stroke patients in the long term; and living with high air pollution appears to increase the risk of stroke.

Neurology News Roundup: Stroke Risks & Benefit, December 2016

Folic Acid Reduces Risk of First Stroke Abstract link.

Folic acid supplementation can significantly reduce the risk of first stroke associated with elevated total cholesterol among hypertensive adults without a history of major cardiovascular diseases.