This inequity persists even when adjusted for age, gender, and race. Data about stroke risk factors which explain these differences are just emerging. Causes of Stroke Stroke is a syndrome caused by several common and multiple uncommon disorders causing arteries to occlude or to rupture. Optimal prevention and management require knowledge of pathogenesis. Using modern diagnostic techniques, the mechanism of threatened stroke can be identified in most patients.
Most strokes are due to blocked arteries, called infarcts or ischemic strokes.