ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Mexican-Americans suffer more damage from stroke than non-Hispanic whites but they survive longer.
New University of Michigan research shows that Mexican-Americans had worse neurologic, functional and cognitive outcomes 90 days after stroke compared to non-Hispanic whites.
Although this population has increased risk of stroke, they have a lower chance of dying from one, suggesting that prolonged survival is at the expense of increased disability.
“What we found most notable was the…
