Stroke rate rises for patients with HIV infection

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

While the overall hospitalization rate for stroke has declined in recent years, the numbers have jumped dramatically for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), suggesting they may be up to three times more likely to suffer a stroke than people uninfected by the virus that causes AIDS.

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