Strokerisken

Strokerisken is a term that has appeared in limited discussions of cerebrovascular risk assessment. It is not recognized as a standard medical term in major reference works or guidelines.

Etymology and scope: The term is commonly described as a portmanteau of stroke and risk, with the suffix -risken resembling words meaning risk in several Northern European languages. Its exact definition varies between sources, and there is no universally accepted scope.

Concepts: In the limited sources that use it, strokerisken refers to a proposed composite metric intended to quantify an individual's risk of stroke by combining traditional factors such as age, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking with dynamic or novel data, including imaging markers, genomics, and lifestyle variability. Proponents argue it could support more personalized prevention, while critics point to insufficient validation and concerns about data requirements and interpretability.

Status: There is no standardized definition or clinical guideline for strokerisken. It appears mainly in theoretical discussions, pilot studies, or speculative writing, rather than established medical practice.

See also: stroke risk, risk modeling, personalized medicine.