Geomagnetic storms can trigger stroke: evidence from 6 large population-based studies in Europe and Australasia.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although the research linking cardiovascular disorders to geomagnetic activity is accumulating, robust evidence for the impact of geomagnetic activity on stroke occurrence is limited and controversial. METHODS: We used a time-stratified case-crossover study design to analyze individual participant and daily geomagnetic activity (as measured by Ap Index) data from several large population-based stroke incidence studies (with information on 11 453 patients with stroke co...

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Authors: Feigin, V; Parmar, P; Barker-Collo, S; Bennett, D; Anderson, C

• Publication status: Published
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Journal: Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1639-1645
• Publication date: 2014-06-01
• DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.004577
• EISSN: 1524-4628
• ISSN: 0039-2499
• Language: English
• Keywords: Australia; Europe; Magnetic Phenomena; International Stroke Incidence Studies Data Pooling Project Collaborators; Adolescent; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Adult; Male; Female; New Zealand; Middle Aged; Stroke; Humans; Risk Factors; Retrospective Studies