You can do more than you think to avoid a fatal or debilitating "brain attack"
Strokes don't usually come out of the blue. True, nobody can predict the precise time when a stroke will strike. But more than two dozen factors make it more likely a person will suffer a stroke.
Some things you can't do much about, like age and family history of stroke. But even when an underlying medical condition puts you at risk, you might be able to do something about it.