Clinical characteristics of stroke occurring in the toilet: Are older adults more vulnerable?

Abstract

The toilet is a closed space where stroke occurs disproportionately frequently. Effort to reduce the incidence of toilet-related strokes is warranted, as early patient detection is not always feasible. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 250-255.

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage occurring while driving and road traffic accidents

“…Several human activities such as defecation are known to trigger aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). 1 While car drivers may experience stress-induced blood pressure elevation as high as 20 mmHg, 2 there has been no scientific evidence that driving triggers aSAH. Nevertheless, information on the clinical picture of aSAH occurring while driving may be useful to emergency medicine physicians/ emergency medical services (EMSs), considering that drivers who experience aSAH may cause road traffic accidents (RTAs) and injury to themselves or others on the road.…”