Device offers first affordable, portable method for differentiating stroke risk based on physiological conditions

When physicians want to know more about a patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease, they can order a cardiac stress test. But when it comes to risk of stroke, there is no equivalent scalable and cost-effective test of the brain’s function to help physicians counsel patients on their potential risk. A questionnaire that asks patients about contributing risk factors is currently the best tool for estimating such risk.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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