<s>[INST] Can stress cause a stroke? [/INST] Yes, stress can absolutely be a contributing factor toward a stroke. While minor day-to-day stress will probably not increase your chance of a stroke, chronic or long-term stress very well could. A 2012 study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry found that individuals who reported chronic stress over the past year were four times more likely to have a stroke than those who did not have chronic stress in their lives. Source: SAEBO. Link: https://www.saebo.com/blog/common-stroke-questions-answered/. Field: Neurology. Disease: Stroke </s>