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The 2nd Edition: Stroke: Athletes, Physical Activity, and Resistance Training

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 3664

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Dr. Patricia Doyle-Baker

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Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
Interests: health and physical activity; exercise and sport physiology; cardiovascular disease; lipid biomarkers; bone health and epidemiology
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Dear Colleagues,

Strokes can occur in individuals of all ages, and recent statistics state that over 25% of strokes happen in working-age individuals, children, and even babies. There is evidence to suggest that a healthy diet, regular exercise, drinking in moderation, and not smoking dramatically reduce the chance of having a stroke. However, some people with the healthiest of lifestyles will still have a stroke, even athletes. For example, sudden peaks in blood pressure are considered a risk factor that can affect younger individuals, and hypertension is the most common cardiovascular condition found in athletic populations.

Strokes affects one in 10,000 people between the ages of 14 and 45; however, very little is known about the frequency and type of strokes that happen in athletes. However, it does occur, as in the case of three Olympians: a retired track star who suffered a stroke; a three-time gold medal winner in rowing who suffered a spinal stroke; and a four-time Olympic speed skater who had a stroke during training. The Masters Athlete Screening Study (2018) suggests that older athletes may have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease than non-athletes of the same age with similar risk factors. Additionally, previous studies report that bouts of vigorous physical activity can trigger myocardial infarctions and subarachnoid hemorrhage among regular exercisers. Therefore, it seems timely to invite you to submit to this Special Issue original research articles, reviews, case studies, and/or narratives on strokes in those who are athletes, weekend warriors, or committed exercisers.

Dr. Patricia Doyle-Baker
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • stroke incidence and prevalence in athletes
  • case studies of stroke in elite athletes or weekend warriors
  • contribution of strenuous or resistance exercise to stroke
  • reviews related to athletes, exercise, sports, and stroke
  • sex differences in stroke in athletes
  • reviews on signs and symptoms and types of stroke in athletes

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17 pages, 2460 KiB  
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Stroke and Athletes: A Scoping Review
by Patricia K. Doyle-Baker, Timothy Mitchell and K. Alix Hayden
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(19), 10047; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph181910047 - 24 Sep 2021
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Stroke (i.e., cerebrovascular accident) affects one in 10,000 people between the ages of 14 and 45; however, very little is known about the frequency and type of stroke that occurs in athletes. The risk of injury to the neurovascular structures may depend on [...] Read more.
Stroke (i.e., cerebrovascular accident) affects one in 10,000 people between the ages of 14 and 45; however, very little is known about the frequency and type of stroke that occurs in athletes. The risk of injury to the neurovascular structures may depend on the type of sport involvement, although, sport-specific incidence rates are not known. Therefore, the goal of our scoping review was to provide some guidance to better inform the development of a context-fit stroke model by summarizing studies on a broad research topic related to stroke or cerebrovascular accident in sport based on a strict athlete definition. We used the guidance of Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage-process for a scoping review. Databases included MEDLINE(R) Epub Ahead of Print, In-Process & Other Non- Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE(R) Daily and Ovid MEDLINE(R), and Embase (OVID databases); CINAHL Plus with Full Text, SportDiscus with Full Text (Ebsco databases); and Scopus. Publication dates were from 1979–2020 across nine different countries resulting in 39 individual cases of stroke with an athlete age range of 14–56 years (95% male). The major inciting event(s) prior to stroke onset were headaches (38.4%), head trauma (30.7%), and neck injury and/or vertebral artery dissection (20.5%). Several sporting activities were represented with American football as the most prevalent (30.7%). In summary, we found that sports with an aspect of impact, collision, or microtrauma can lead to subsequent stroke. These sport-related traumatic events were often difficult to diagnose because of the longer interval before ischemia occurred. Therefore, health care providers should be particularly attuned to the possibility of stroke when evaluating athletes presenting with or without neurological deficit. Full article
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